Fertility Rate: Guam
Guam's fertility rate is currently 2.748 births per woman as of 2024. # Guam Fertility Rate Guam's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.748 births per woman
-1.2% y/y
Peak (1960)
5.969 births per woman
Low (2002)
2.582 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Guam
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Guam
Analysis# Guam Fertility Rate
Guam's fertility rate stands at 2.748 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic decline from its 1960 peak of 5.969 births per woman. Over the past 64 years, the rate has fallen 54.0%, placing current fertility well above the all-time low of 2.582 recorded in 2002. This sustained downward trajectory reflects broader demographic shifts across the Pacific island territory.
Recent years reveal a consistent decline. Between 2015 and 2024, the fertility rate decreased from 2.933 to 2.748 births per woman, with no reversals in this nine-year span. The steady year-over-year drops suggest ongoing changes in family planning patterns and economic conditions. Guam's current rate now approaches replacement-level fertility, indicating a maturing demographic structure aligned with developed economies.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.748 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 2023 | 2.781 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.819 births per woman | -1.30% |
| 2021 | 2.856 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 2020 | 2.895 births per woman | -1.46% |
| 2019 | 2.938 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 2018 | 2.995 births per woman | -3.01% |
| 2017 | 3.088 births per woman | -2.62% |
| 2016 | 3.171 births per woman | +8.11% |
| 2015 | 2.933 births per woman | -0.44% |
| 2014 | 2.946 births per woman | +2.19% |
| 2013 | 2.883 births per woman | -7.51% |
| 2012 | 3.117 births per woman | +8.38% |
| 2011 | 2.876 births per woman | -3.26% |
| 2010 | 2.973 births per woman | +2.84% |
| 2009 | 2.891 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 2008 | 2.905 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2007 | 2.905 births per woman | +3.49% |
| 2006 | 2.807 births per woman | +6.41% |
| 2005 | 2.638 births per woman | -4.83% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.772 births per woman | +4.33% |
| 2003 | 2.657 births per woman | +2.90% |
| 2002 | 2.582 births per woman | -8.34% |
| 2001 | 2.817 births per woman | -3.36% |
| 2000 | 2.915 births per woman | -1.82% |
| 1999 | 2.969 births per woman | -1.30% |
| 1998 | 3.008 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 1997 | 3.023 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1996 | 3.033 births per woman | -0.23% |
| 1995 | 3.04 births per woman | -0.13% |
| 1994 | 3.044 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1993 | 3.054 births per woman | +0.39% |
| 1992 | 3.042 births per woman | +0.46% |
| 1991 | 3.028 births per woman | +0.43% |
| 1990 | 3.015 births per woman | +0.47% |
| 1989 | 3.001 births per woman | +0.50% |
| 1988 | 2.986 births per woman | +0.67% |
| 1987 | 2.966 births per woman | +1.09% |
| 1986 | 2.934 births per woman | +1.00% |
| 1985 | 2.905 births per woman | +1.75% |
| 1984 | 2.855 births per woman | -5.74% |
| 1983 | 3.029 births per woman | +4.02% |
| 1982 | 2.912 births per woman | -1.92% |
| 1981 | 2.969 births per woman | -2.30% |
| 1980 | 3.039 births per woman | +0.20% |
| 1979 | 3.033 births per woman | -2.32% |
| 1978 | 3.105 births per woman | -7.67% |
| 1977 | 3.363 births per woman | -4.84% |
| 1976 | 3.534 births per woman | -3.39% |
| 1975 | 3.658 births per woman | -2.82% |
| 1974 | 3.764 births per woman | -3.24% |
| 1973 | 3.89 births per woman | -3.86% |
| 1972 | 4.046 births per woman | -3.71% |
| 1971 | 4.202 births per woman | -3.25% |
| 1970 | 4.343 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 1969 | 4.44 births per woman | +2.16% |
| 1968 | 4.346 births per woman | -6.46% |
| 1967 | 4.646 births per woman | -8.40% |
| 1966 | 5.072 births per woman | -1.27% |
| 1965 | 5.137 births per woman | -4.75% |
| 1964 | 5.393 births per woman | -3.20% |
| 1963 | 5.571 births per woman | -5.56% |
| 1962 | 5.899 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 1961 | 5.948 births per woman | -0.35% |
| 1960 | 5.969 births per woman | — |
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