Hafa Adai! Below are some basic statistics about our beautiful island of Guam to help you understand a little more about our unique community. For more information you can visit Guam’s official website at www.guam.gov where you can find a wealth of information about our beautiful thriving island.
160,378
- 0-14 years: 26.4% (Male 21,806/Female 20,480)
- 15-24 years: 16.9% (Male 13,961/Female 13,156)
- 25-54 years: 39.5% (Male 32,312/Female 30,962)
- 55-64 years: 9.1% (Male 7,325/Female 7,273)
- 65 years and over: 8.2% (Male 5,950/Female 7,153)
- Total: 29.7 years
- Male: 29.2 years
- Female: 30.2 years
0.34%
69,390
$4.6 billion
National defense, Tourism, Construction, Transshipment services, Concrete products, Printing and publishing, Food processing, and Textiles
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Climate
- Tropical Marine – Warm and humid with very little temperature variation, moderated by seasonal trade winds
- Average Temperature Range: 76° F – 86° F
- Average Ocean Temperature: 84° F
- Average Annual Rainfall: 96 inches
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Seasons
- Dry Season (January to June)
- Rainy Season (July to December)
- Total Visitors for 2012: 1,308,035 visitors
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Top 5 Tourism Markets for 2012
- Japan: 929,229 visitors / 71.0% market mix
- Korea: 182,829 visitors / 14.0% market mix
- U.S. & Hawaii: 62,618 visitors / 4.8% market mix
- Taiwan: 49,144 visitors / 3.8% market mix
- CNMI: 16,717 visitors / 1.3% market mix
View current toursim statistics for Guam at Guam Visitors’ Bureau
- Tourism 2020 is an industry plan created by the Guam Visitors Bureau to evolve Guam’s tourism industry into “a world-class, first-tier resort destination of choice,” by the year 2020.
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Executive Summary
- Vision – A world-class, first-tier resort destination of choice.
- Mission – Economic opportunities and an enhanced quality of life for all Guamanians.
- Introduction – A roadmap to the Island’s future. A shared vision for Guam’s top industry.
- Where We’ve Been – An international destination since 1963 that has evolved with an image as “close and cheap.”
- Where We Are Today – A welcoming people with traditional but relevant Chamorro values that can act as our guiding principles as we move forward.
- Where We Want To Be – A unique “blue ocean” product that avoids commoditization and competes on more than just price alone.
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Targets – Key Performance Indicators
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Visitor Arrivals
- 2013: 1.34 Million
- 2020: 2 Million
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Average On-Island Spending
- 2013: $1, 100
- 2020: $1, 320
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Tourism-Related Jobs
- 2013: 20, 436 jobs
- 2020: 32, 000 jobs
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Government Tax Revenues
- 2013: $167 Million
- 2020: $300 Million
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Tourism Economy Sales
- 2013: $1.47 Billion
- 2020: $2.64 Billion
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Visitor Arrivals
Citations:
“The World Factbook.” Central Intelligence Agency. Central Intelligence Agency, 28 Jan. 2014. Web. 5 Feb. 2014. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gq.html.
“Pacific RISA – Managing Climate Risk in the Pacific.” Pacific RISA Managing Climate Risk in the Pacific RSS. Pacific RISA, 28 July 2014. Web. 29 Sept. 2014. http://www.pacificrisa.org/places/territory-of-guam/.
Guam Visitors Bureau. (2014, January 15). tourism 2020.
Retrieved from http://issuu.com/guamvisitorsbureau/docs/gvb_stratplan_booklet_with_covers/1
