Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Guam

Share of population aged 65 and over in Guam in 2025 — 13.1%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11.5 pp.

2025 13.1% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 75of 217
Period maximum 13.1%2025
Period minimum 1.5%1963

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Guam, 1960–202505101519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1.6%1962: 1.5%1964: 1.5%1966: 1.6%1968: 1.6%1970: 1.7%1972: 1.8%1974: 2%1976: 2.2%1978: 2.4%1980: 2.7%1982: 2.9%1984: 3%1986: 3.2%1988: 3.5%1990: 3.8%1992: 4.2%1994: 4.5%1996: 4.7%1998: 5%2000: 5.2%2002: 5.6%2004: 5.9%2006: 6.2%2008: 6.3%2010: 6.6%2012: 7.3%2014: 8.1%2016: 9%2018: 9.9%2020: 10.8%2022: 11.6%2024: 12.6%2025: 13.1%
Change over the period: +11.5 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guam

Guam 13.1%
World 10.4%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 8.3%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Guam, by year Guam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.1 +0.5 pp
2024 12.6 +0.5 pp
2023 12.1 +0.5 pp
2022 11.6 +0.4 pp
2021 11.2 +0.4 pp
2020 10.8 +0.4 pp
2019 10.3 +0.5 pp
2018 9.9 +0.4 pp
2017 9.4 +0.4 pp
2016 9 +0.4 pp
2015 8.5 +0.4 pp
2014 8.1 +0.4 pp
2013 7.7 +0.4 pp
2012 7.3 +0.4 pp
2011 6.9 +0.3 pp
2010 6.6 +0.2 pp
2009 6.4 +0.1 pp
2008 6.3 +0.1 pp
2007 6.2 +0.1 pp
2006 6.2 +0.1 pp
2005 6.1 +0.1 pp
2004 5.9 +0.2 pp
2003 5.8 +0.2 pp
2002 5.6 +0.2 pp
2001 5.4 +0.2 pp
2000 5.2 +0.1 pp
1999 5.1 +0.1 pp
1998 5 +0.1 pp
1997 4.8 +0.1 pp
1996 4.7 +0.1 pp
1995 4.6 +0.1 pp
1994 4.5 +0.1 pp
1993 4.3 +0.1 pp
1992 4.2 +0.2 pp
1991 4 +0.2 pp
1990 3.8 +0.2 pp
1989 3.6 +0.2 pp
1988 3.5 +0.1 pp
1987 3.3 +0.1 pp
1986 3.2 +0.1 pp
1985 3.1 +0.1 pp
1984 3 +0.1 pp
1983 2.9 +0.1 pp
1982 2.9 +0.1 pp
1981 2.8 +0.1 pp
1980 2.7 +0.1 pp
1979 2.6 +0.1 pp
1978 2.4 +0.1 pp
1977 2.3 +0.1 pp
1976 2.2 +0.1 pp
1975 2.1 +0.1 pp
1974 2 +0.1 pp
1973 1.9 +0.1 pp
1972 1.8 +0.1 pp
1971 1.7 +0.1 pp
1970 1.7 +0 pp
1969 1.7 +0 pp
1968 1.6 +0 pp
1967 1.6 +0 pp
1966 1.6 +0 pp
1965 1.6 +0 pp
1964 1.5 +0 pp
1963 1.5 −0 pp
1962 1.5 −0 pp
1961 1.5 −0 pp
1960 1.6

Micronesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.