Race, Language and Age
Age structure:
- 0-14 years: 34.9% (male 28,233; female 25,727)
- 15-64 years: 59.09% (male 48,126; female 43,238)
- 65 years and over: 6.01% (male 4,680; female 4,619) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.67% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 26.19 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.16 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -5.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
- at birth: 1.14 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
- total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
- total population: 77.78 years
- male: 75.51 years
- female: 80.37 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.96 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
- noun: Guamanian / Guamanians
- adjective: Guamanian
Ethnic groups: Chamorro 37.1%, Filipino 26.3%, other Pacific islander 11.3%, white 6.9%, other Asian 6.3%, other ethnic origin or race 2.3%, mixed 9.8% (2000 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)
Languages: English, Chamorro
Literacy:
- definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- total population: 99%
- male: 99%
- female: 99% (1990 est.)
In the United States territory of Guam, Asians, mostly Filipinos, with smaller numbers of Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese, are the largest minority group.
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Guam
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