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Greenland Population (LIVE)

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Greenland Population (1950 - 2026)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Greenland is 55,670 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Greenland 2026 population is estimated at 55,629 people at mid-year.
  • Greenland population is equivalent to 0.00067% of the total world population.
  • Greenland ranks number 207 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Greenland is 0 per Km² (0 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 410,450 Km² (158,476 sq. miles).
  • 91.18% of the population is urban (50,725 people in 2026)
  • The median age in Greenland is 35.5 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Greenland (2026 and historical)

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Greenland Global Rank
2026 55,629 −0.21% −116 −249 35.5 1.9 0 91.2% 50,725 0.00067% 8,300,678,395 207
2025 55,745 −0.17% −95 −265 35.1 1.91 0 90.7% 50,575 0.00068% 8,231,613,070 207
2024 55,840 −0.15% −82 −284 34.6 1.93 0 90.3% 50,396 0.00068% 8,161,972,572 206
2023 55,922 −0.12% −68 −318 34.2 1.95 0 89.8% 50,205 0.00069% 8,091,734,930 206
2022 55,990 −0.08% −45 −323 33.9 1.97 0 89.3% 49,999 0.00070% 8,021,407,192 206
2020 56,080 0.02% 12 −328 33.6 2 0 88.4% 49,552 0.00071% 7,887,001,292 206
2015 56,021 −0.21% −119 −315 33.1 2.08 0 86.6% 48,524 0.00075% 7,470,491,872 206
2010 56,614 −0.12% −67 −46 32.5 2.24 0 84.4% 47,793 0.00081% 7,021,732,148 205
2005 56,950 0.26% 148 −476 32.5 2.33 0 82.9% 47,188 0.00086% 6,586,970,132 206
2000 56,209 0.13% 74 −229 31.1 2.35 0 81.6% 45,839 0.00091% 6,171,702,993 207
1995 55,840 0.08% 42 −433 28.8 2.51 0 80.9% 45,152 0.00097% 5,758,878,982 205
1990 55,630 0.89% 484 −648 26.8 2.42 0 79.7% 44,315 0.0010% 5,327,803,110 204
1985 53,211 1.21% 620 −157 24.8 2.17 0 77.9% 41,468 0.0011% 4,868,943,465 204
1980 50,111 0.38% 188 4 22.8 2.35 0 76.2% 38,197 0.0011% 4,447,606,236 204
1975 49,172 1.58% 741 22 20.3 2.33 0 75% 36,887 0.0012% 4,070,735,277 203
1970 45,465 3.35% 1,382 518 18.1 3.54 0 73.7% 33,516 0.0012% 3,694,683,794 203
1965 38,556 3.73% 1,290 63 16.6 6.42 0 65% 25,075 0.0012% 3,334,533,703 204
1960 32,105 4.1% 1,169 234 17.2 6.69 0 57% 18,285 0.0011% 3,015,470,894 203
1955 26,261 2.5% 610 −5 17.7 6.27 0 52.9% 13,905 0.00096% 2,740,213,792 203

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Greenland Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly % Change Yearly Change Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban Pop % Urban Population Country's Share of World Pop World Population Greenland Global Rank
2030 55,050 −0.25% −139 −166 37.1 1.86 0 92.8% 51,103 0.00064% 8,569,124,911 207
2035 54,000 −0.38% −210 −131 39 1.83 0 94.7% 51,159 0.00061% 8,885,210,181 207
2040 52,672 −0.5% −266 −109 40.1 1.82 0 96.5% 50,831 0.00057% 9,177,190,203 207
2045 51,266 −0.54% −281 −101 39.9 1.81 0 98% 50,257 0.00054% 9,439,639,668 207
2050 49,898 −0.54% −274 −79 39.6 1.8 0 99.3% 49,565 0.00052% 9,664,378,587 209

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Greenland Demographics (2026)

Main Page: Demographics of Greenland
Life Expectancy
70.4 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
9.2

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
10.9

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Greenland Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Greenland delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Greenland (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Greenland in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.