Guam: People & Society#
| Population | 162,742 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Guamanian(s) (US citizens) adjective: Guamanian |
| Ethnic groups | Chamorro 37.3%, Filipino 26.3%, white 7.1%, Chuukese 7%, Korean 2.2%, other Pacific Islander 2%, other Asian 2%, Chinese 1.6%, Palauan 1.6%, Japanese 1.5%, Pohnpeian 1.4%, mixed 9.4%, other 0.6% (2010 est.) |
| Languages | English 43.6%, Filipino 21.2%, Chamorro 17.8%, other Pacific island languages 10%, Asian languages 6.3%, other 1.1% (2010 est.) |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 24.95% (male 20,881/female 19,723) 15-24 years: 17.09% (male 14,445/female 13,375) 25-54 years: 39.09% (male 32,335/female 31,277) 55-64 years: 9.62% (male 7,912/female 7,742) 65 years and over: 9.25% (male 6,847/female 8,205) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 52% youth dependency ratio: 38.7% elderly dependency ratio: 13.3% potential support ratio: 7.5% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 30.4 years male: 29.8 years female: 30.9 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.64% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 16.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -5.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 94.5% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 1.36% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | HAGATNA (capital) 143,000 (2014) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 79.1 years male: 76.1 years female: 82.4 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.31 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.5% of population rural: 99.5% of population total: 99.5% of population unimproved: urban: 0.5% of population rural: 0.5% of population total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 89.8% of population rural: 89.8% of population total: 89.8% of population unimproved: urban: 10.2% of population rural: 10.2% of population total: 10.2% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 29.4% male: 29.7% female: 28.9% (2011 est.) |