Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guam
Guam: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guam stood at 5.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guam peaked at 10.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2025.
That places Guam 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.2% | — |
| 1992 | 10.0% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -2.4% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 5.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 13.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guam's 5.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More work & labour data for Guam
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6.13 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1509 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1134 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 186.51 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 102.14 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 103.36 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 205.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1295 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guam?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Guam was 5.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2025.
- How does Guam rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Guam ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.