Population 148,060 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 34% (male 25,972; female 24,097)
15-64 years: 60% (male 47,357; female 42,189)
65 years and over: 6% (male 4,244; female 4,201) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.5% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 25.04 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 4.42 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -5.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 8.28 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.7 years
male: 74.12 years
female: 79.44 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.58 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Guamanian(s)
adjective: Guamanian

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

Religions Roman Catholic 98%, other 2%

Languages English, Chamorro, Japanese

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

NOTE: The information regarding Guam on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guam People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guam People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.