Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guam
Guam: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.75 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.75 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
63rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.45 live births per woman
in 1957
All-time low
2.58 live births per woman
in 2002
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guam, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Guam recorded 2.75 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guam peaked at 6.45 live births per woman in 1957 and was at its lowest, 2.58 live births per woman, in 2002.
That places Guam 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guam, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.21 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.3 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 5.59 live births per woman | +5.5% |
| 1953 | 5.75 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 5.89 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 6.21 live births per woman | +5.5% |
| 1956 | 6.22 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 6.45 live births per woman | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 6.12 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1959 | 6.05 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 5.97 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 5.95 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 5.9 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 5.57 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 5.39 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 5.14 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 5.07 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 4.65 live births per woman | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 4.35 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 4.44 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 4.34 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 4.2 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 4.05 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 3.89 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 3.76 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 3.66 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 3.53 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 3.36 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 3.1 live births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 3.03 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 3.04 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.97 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.91 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 3.03 live births per woman | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 2.85 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 2.9 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 2.93 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.97 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 2.99 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 3 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.02 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 3.03 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 3.04 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.05 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.04 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3.04 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.03 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.02 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.01 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.97 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.92 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.82 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.58 live births per woman | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 2.66 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.77 live births per woman | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.64 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.81 live births per woman | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 2.9 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.89 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.97 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.88 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 3.12 live births per woman | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 2.88 live births per woman | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 2.95 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.93 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.17 live births per woman | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.09 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.94 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.86 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.82 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.78 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.75 live births per woman | -1.2% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 2.75 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 1.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 2.75 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12 live births per woman, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.88 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.24 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.69 live births per woman | 3.03 live births per woman | 4.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.03 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 2.92 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 live births per woman | 2.88 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 2.9 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 60 Marshall Islands 2.86 live births per woman compare
- 61 Israel 2.79 live births per woman compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 2.78 live births per woman compare
- 64 Micronesia (country) 2.74 live births per woman compare
- 65 Egypt 2.73 live births per woman compare
- 66 Algeria 2.72 live births per woman compare
More education data for Guam
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,516 (1989)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,660 (1980)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (1989)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 775 (1989)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 9.74 % change on previous year (1989)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,017 (1989)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1143 units per person (1989)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -6.87 % change on previous year (1989)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guam?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guam was 2.75 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.45 live births per woman in 1957.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 live births per woman in 2002.
- How does Guam rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Guam ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.