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Guam People:

Population:
168,564 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.4% (male:25,645; female:23,887)
15-64 years: 64.1% (male:55,115; female:52,935)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male:5,157; female:5,825) (2005)

Median age:
total: 28.38 years
male: 28.16 years
female: 28.61 years (2005)

Population growth rate:
1.46% (2005 est.)

Birth rate:
19.03 births / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate:
4.41 deaths / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.94 deaths / 1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 6.24 deaths / 1,000 live births
female: 7.61 deaths / 1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total: 78.4 years (2005 est.)
male: 75.34 years
female: 81.64 years

Total fertility rate:
2.6 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
NA

HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA

HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA

Nationality:
noun: Guamanian(s)
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)

Religions:
Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999)

Languages:
English 38.3%, Chamorro 22.2%, Philippine languages 22.2%, other Pacific island languages 6.8%, Asian languages 7%, other languages 3.5% (2000)

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



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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