People

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.)