Urban Population: Guam
Guam's urban population is currently 94.2% as of 2024. # Guam Urban Population Guam's urban population reached 94.
Current (2024)
94.2%
+0.0% y/y
Peak (2024)
94.2%
Low (1960)
79.3%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Guam
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Guam
Analysis# Guam Urban Population
Guam's urban population reached 94.173% in 2024, marking both its current level and all-time peak. This represents a substantial 18.7 percentage point increase from 1960, when only 79.305% of the population lived in urban areas. The island has experienced steady urbanization over the past six decades, with the trajectory accelerating during recent years.
Since 2015, Guam's urban population has remained remarkably stable, hovering between 94.079% and 94.173%. The minimal fluctuations during this period—rising just 0.094 percentage points across nine years—suggest the island has reached a saturation point in urbanization. With nearly 94% of residents concentrated in urban centers, further growth appears constrained by geography and existing settlement patterns.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.04% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.03% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +0.02% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.01% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +0.00% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.00% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.00% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | +0.00% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +0.00% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | +0.01% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +0.04% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.06% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +0.09% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +0.11% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +0.12% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 93.7% | +0.13% |
| 2003 | 93.5% | +0.14% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +0.15% |
| 2001 | 93.3% | +0.15% |
| 2000 | 93.1% | +0.17% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +0.21% |
| 1998 | 92.8% | +0.25% |
| 1997 | 92.6% | +0.28% |
| 1996 | 92.3% | +0.30% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +0.31% |
| 1994 | 91.8% | +0.31% |
| 1993 | 91.5% | +0.30% |
| 1992 | 91.2% | +0.28% |
| 1991 | 90.9% | +0.26% |
| 1990 | 90.7% | +0.25% |
| 1989 | 90.5% | +0.26% |
| 1988 | 90.3% | +0.27% |
| 1987 | 90.0% | +0.27% |
| 1986 | 89.8% | +0.26% |
| 1985 | 89.5% | +0.24% |
| 1984 | 89.3% | +0.21% |
| 1983 | 89.1% | +0.17% |
| 1982 | 89.0% | +0.12% |
| 1981 | 88.9% | +0.06% |
| 1980 | 88.8% | +0.02% |
| 1979 | 88.8% | +0.01% |
| 1978 | 88.8% | +0.01% |
| 1977 | 88.8% | +0.01% |
| 1976 | 88.8% | +0.00% |
| 1975 | 88.8% | +0.00% |
| 1974 | 88.8% | +0.00% |
| 1973 | 88.8% | +0.01% |
| 1972 | 88.7% | +0.01% |
| 1971 | 88.7% | +0.01% |
| 1970 | 88.7% | +0.05% |
| 1969 | 88.7% | +0.20% |
| 1968 | 88.5% | +0.38% |
| 1967 | 88.2% | +0.60% |
| 1966 | 87.7% | +0.85% |
| 1965 | 86.9% | +1.14% |
| 1964 | 85.9% | +1.48% |
| 1963 | 84.7% | +1.87% |
| 1962 | 83.1% | +2.32% |
| 1961 | 81.2% | +2.44% |
| 1960 | 79.3% | — |
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