Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Guam
Guam: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 94.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Guam, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Guam stood at 94.2%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Guam peaked at 94.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1950.
That places Guam 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.5% | 24.2% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 85.4% | 79.3% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.8% | 88.7% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.5% | 88.8% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.9% | 90.7% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 93.1% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 27 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.4% compare
- 28 Puerto Rico 94.3% compare
- 30 Iceland 94.2% compare
- 31 Jordan 93.2% compare
- 32 Argentina 92.4% compare
More work & labour data for Guam
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 66.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Guam?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Guam was 94.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1950.
- How does Guam rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Guam ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.