Greenland's population rose from 55,900 in 1996 to 56,831 in 2025.
Greenland · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 22 with data
Greenland's population growth fell from 0.2 % in 1996 to -0.0 % in 2025.
Greenland's population density fell from 0.2 in 1994 to 0.1 in 2023.
Greenland's population, female (% of total) rose from 46.6 % in 1996 to 47.5 % in 2025.
Greenland's urbanisation rose from 81.1 % in 1996 to 88.6 % in 2025.
Greenland's urban population rose from 45,316 in 1996 to 50,337 in 2025.
Greenland's rural population fell from 10,584 in 1996 to 6,494 in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −3.6 %128th of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −4.8 %121st of 217
- Death rate, crudedown −1.1 %55th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −2.9 %126th of 217
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- Median ageup +0.3 yrs87th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.1 pts119th of 217
- Working age (15–64)down −0.7 pts53rd of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.7 pts91st of 217
- Age dependency ratioup +1.4 pts165th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +1.2 pts88th of 217
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- Net migrationup +6.7 %98th of 217
- Migrant stockdown −0.1 pts82nd of 216
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- Life expectancydown −0.7 yrs152nd of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaledown −0.7 yrs154th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maledown −0.7 yrs144th of 217
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- Refugees hostedNo data