Rural population, per capita in Guam
Guam: Rural population, per capita was 0.0578 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Guam, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Guam recorded 0.0578 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Guam peaked at 0.2069 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0578 units per person, in 2025.
Guam ranks 195th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Guam, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2069 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1876 units per person | -9.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1687 units per person | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1532 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1406 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1308 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1234 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1182 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1149 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1131 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1127 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1126 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1125 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1125 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1124 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1124 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1124 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1123 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1123 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1122 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.112 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1115 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1104 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1088 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1069 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1047 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1024 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0999 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0975 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0951 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0929 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0906 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.088 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0853 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0824 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0796 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0769 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0744 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0721 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0701 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0686 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0672 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0658 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0645 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0632 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0621 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0611 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0603 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0597 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0593 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0592 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0592 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0591 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0589 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0587 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0583 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0578 units per person | -0.8% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.0578 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 31% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.0578 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3456 units per person, 17% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1457 units per person | 0.1131 units per person | 0.2069 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1124 units per person | 0.1122 units per person | 0.1127 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1049 units per person | 0.0951 units per person | 0.112 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0812 units per person | 0.0701 units per person | 0.0929 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0632 units per person | 0.0593 units per person | 0.0686 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0592 units per person | 0.0592 units per person | 0.0592 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0587 units per person | 0.0578 units per person | 0.0592 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 192 Argentina 0.0765 units per person compare
- 193 Jordan 0.0679 units per person compare
- 194 Iceland 0.0578 units per person compare
- 196 Puerto Rico 0.0566 units per person compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.056 units per person compare
- 198 Luxembourg 0.0512 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guam
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 9,769 (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 64 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre 29.63 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
- Land area (sq. km), per capita 0.0032 sq. km per person (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -11.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Guam?
- Rural population, per capita in Guam was 0.0578 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2069 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0578 units per person in 2025.
- How does Guam rank for rural population, per capita?
- Guam ranks 195th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.