Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Guam
Guam: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 45.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Guam, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Guam stood at 45.2%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Guam peaked at 45.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1990.
That places Guam 100th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Guam, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.4% | — |
| 1991 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 38.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 39.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 42.1% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 42.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 43.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 45.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.5%, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guam's 45.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45.8%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 37.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 40.8% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 43.8% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 44.7% | 45.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
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 labor force, female in Guam?
- Labor force, female in Guam was 45.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1990.
- How does Guam rank for labor force, female?
- Guam ranks 100th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.