Life expectancy in Guam: 77.4 years in 2024, ranking 82nd of 217 countries. In 2010 it was 76.1 years.
Data last updated · Period: 2010–2024
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks life expectancy in Guam for each year from 2010 to 2024, 15 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in years. All values in this period were above zero. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2010–2024 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Between 2010 and 2024, Guam's life expectancy rose from 76.1 years to 77.4 years, a change of 1.7% (about 0.1% a year on average).
- The highest value in this period was 77.4 years in 2024; the lowest was 75.4 years in 2021.
- Recently, the figure has risen in each of the last two years (2023: 77.2 years; 2024: 77.4 years).
- That is 5% higher than the world figure of 73.5 years.
- Guam has the 82nd-highest value of 217 countries with recent data.
- In Micronesia, Guam has the 2nd-highest value of 7 countries with recent data; the highest is Northern Mariana Islands (78.9 years), and the typical (median) value is 67.4 years.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was 76.3 years in 2010 to 2014, 76.5 years in 2015 to 2019 and 76.5 years in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 12 of the 14 year-to-year steps and down in 2. The biggest one-year rise came in 2022 (+1.7 years, or 2.2%). The biggest one-year fall came in 2020 (−1.1 years, or 1.5%). Across the period the values varied by about 1% around their average (76.4 years), a fairly steady path.
Guam and its neighbours
Life expectancy at birth (years) among 7 countries in Micronesia with recent data, ranked from highest to lowest.
| Rank in region | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 78.9 years | 2024 |
| 2 | Guam | 77.4 years | 2024 |
| 3 | Palau | 69.4 years | 2024 |
| 4 | Micronesia | 67.4 years | 2024 |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 67.1 years | 2024 |
| 6 | Kiribati | 66.6 years | 2024 |
| 7 | Nauru | 62.3 years | 2024 |
Guam on related measures
- Population: 168,999 (2025, 184th-highest of 217 countries)
- Population growth (annual %): 0.73% (2025, 120th-highest of 217 countries)
- Urban population (% of total): 94.2% (2025, 22nd-highest of 217 countries)
- Population density (people per sq. km): 308.3 (2023, 39th-highest of 216 countries)
- Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total): 25.9% (2025, 90th-highest of 217 countries)
Global position: Guam's figure is higher than 63% of the 217 countries with data for this measure.
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in Micronesia, where the typical value is 67.4 years, Guam is 15% higher than the regional median.
About this statistic
How many years a newborn would be expected to live if current death rates stayed the same. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
For the full definition, caveats and every country ranked, see Life expectancy at birth (years) by country, 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the life expectancy in Guam?
77.4 years (Life expectancy, 2024 · 82nd of 217). Life expectancy in Guam: 77.4 years in 2024, ranking 82nd of 217 countries. In 2010 it was 76.1 years.
How has life expectancy in Guam changed since 2010?
Between 2010 and 2024, Guam's life expectancy rose from 76.1 years to 77.4 years, a change of 1.7% (about 0.1% a year on average). The highest value in this period was 77.4 years in 2024; the lowest was 75.4 years in 2021.
How this page was made
Generated by Advanton from World Bank, World Development Indicators (2010–2024), data updated 8 November 2026: chart, ranks, comparisons and text are computed from the published figures; no figures are changed. About the data.
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 76.1 years |
| 2011 | 76.2 years |
| 2012 | 76.2 years |
| 2013 | 76.4 years |
| 2014 | 76.4 years |
| 2015 | 76.4 years |
| 2016 | 76.4 years |
| 2017 | 76.5 years |
| 2018 | 76.6 years |
| 2019 | 76.6 years |
| 2020 | 75.5 years |
| 2021 | 75.4 years |
| 2022 | 77.1 years |
| 2023 | 77.2 years |
| 2024 | 77.4 years |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2010–2024. Coverage: Guam.
How many years a newborn would be expected to live if current death rates stayed the same. A broad indicator of health and living standards.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
- Life expectancy at birth (years) by country, 2024
- Life expectancy in Micronesia, 2010–2024
- Life expectancy in Kiribati, 2010–2024
- Life expectancy in Marshall Islands, 2010–2024
- Life expectancy in Northern Mariana Islands, 2010–2024
- GDP of Guam, 2010–2022
- Economic growth (GDP growth) in Guam, 2010–2022
- GDP per person in Guam, 2010–2022
- Official exchange rate (local currency per US$, annual average) in Guam, 2010–2024
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