Short facts about people of Guam

Population:

157,557 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  35.07% (male 28,978; female 26,270) 15-64 years:  58.78% (male 48,704; female 43,902) 65 years and over:  6.15% (male 4,871; female 4,832) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.09% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

25.07 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.14 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.1 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  1.01 male(s)/female total population:  1.1 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

6.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  77.94 years male:  75.66 years female:  80.55 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.85 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Guamanian(s) adjective:  Guamanian

Ethnic groups:

Chamorro 47%, Filipino 25%, white 10%, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other 18%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)

Languages:

English, Chamorro, Japanese

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  99% male:  99% female:  99% (1990 est.)

Source: World Factbook