Greenland Population (LIVE)

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Greenland Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Greenland is 55,815 as of Sunday, October 6, 2024, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
  • Greenland population is equivalent to 0.00068% of the total world population.
  • Greenland ranks number 206 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)
  • 90.3 % of the population is urban (50,396 people in 2024)

Population of Greenland (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Density (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationGreenland
Global Rank
2024 55,840 -0.15 % -82 0 90.3 % 50,396 0.00 % 8,161,972,572 206
2023 55,922 -0.12 % -68 0 89.8 % 50,205 0.00 % 8,091,734,930 206
2022 55,990 -0.09 % -51 0 89.3 % 49,999 0.00 % 8,021,407,192 206
2021 56,041 -0.07 % -39 0 88.8 % 49,777 0.00 % 7,954,448,391 206
2020 56,080 -0.01 % -4 0 88.4 % 49,552 0.00 % 7,887,001,292 206
2019 56,084 0.02 % 10 0 88 % 49,335 0.00 % 7,811,293,698 206
2018 56,074 0.01 % 3 0 87.6 % 49,107 0.00 % 7,729,902,781 206
2017 56,071 0.02 % 10 0 87.2 % 48,897 0.00 % 7,645,617,954 206
2016 56,061 0.07 % 40 0 86.9 % 48,698 0 % 7,558,554,526 206
2015 56,021 -0.21 % -119 0 86.6 % 48,524 0 % 7,470,491,872 206
2010 56,614 -0.12 % -67 0 84.4 % 47,793 0 % 7,021,732,148 205
2005 56,950 0.26 % 148 0 82.9 % 47,188 0 % 6,586,970,132 206
2000 56,209 0.13 % 74 0 81.6 % 45,839 0 % 6,171,702,993 207
1995 55,840 0.08 % 42 0 80.9 % 45,152 0 % 5,758,878,982 205
1990 55,630 0.89 % 484 0 79.7 % 44,315 0 % 5,327,803,110 204
1985 53,211 1.21 % 620 0 77.9 % 41,468 0 % 4,868,943,465 204
1980 50,111 0.38 % 188 0 76.2 % 38,197 0 % 4,447,606,236 204
1975 49,172 1.58 % 741 0 75 % 36,887 0 % 4,070,735,277203
1970 45,465 3.35 % 1,382 0 73.7 % 33,516 0 % 3,694,683,794 203
1965 38,556 3.73 % 1,290 0 36.1 % 13,905 0 % 3,334,533,703203
1960 32,105 4.1 % 1,169 0 57 % 18,285 0 % 3,015,470,894 203
1955 26,261 2.5 % 610 0 52.9 % 13,905 0 % 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).
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Greenland Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Density (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationGreenland
Global Rank
2025 55,745 -0.12 % -67 0 90.7 % 50,575 0 % 8,231,613,070 207
2030 55,050 -0.25 % -139 0 92.8 % 51,103 0 % 8,569,124,911 207
2035 54,000 -0.38 % -210 0 94.7 % 51,159 0 % 8,885,210,181 207
2040 52,672 -0.5 % -266 0 96.5 % 50,831 0 % 9,177,190,203 207
2045 51,266 -0.54 % -281 0 98 % 50,257 0 % 9,439,639,668 207
2050 49,898 -0.54 % -274 0 99.3 % 49,565 0 % 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).

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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 - 2024) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2024.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2024. 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 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2024: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2023 to June 30 2024). 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 2024: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2023 to June 30 2024). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

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.