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Greenland Population Statistics

Greenland counts 56,770 people in 2024, with most living in towns along the southwestern coast and Nuuk housing about 9,000. From 0.4% crude death and 57.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births to a dependency ratio of 56.2 and 80% internet use, the page connects demographic pressure, health risks, and everyday access in a way that explains why Greenland’s small population grows, ages, and concentrates so differently.
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Greenland Population Statistics
Isabelle MoreauWritten by Isabelle Moreau·Edited by Nathan Caldwell·Fact-checked by Nicholas Chambers
Last verified Jul 1, 2026
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Greenland has 56,770 residents. The population grew at an average annual rate of 3.0 percent in recent periods while remaining concentrated along a narrow southwestern coastal band at a density of 0.03 people per square kilometer.

Key Takeaways

  • 56,770 population of Greenland in 2024
  • 9,000 people in Greenland live in the capital city Nuuk
  • 3.0% average annual population growth in Greenland (2010–2024)
  • 57.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in Greenland for 2022 (infant mortality rate)
  • 2.3% of adults in Greenland report smoking daily (2019)
  • 63% of Greenland adults are overweight or obese (2018)
  • Approximately 40% of Greenlanders live outside Greenland in Denmark (2019 estimate)
  • 37% of Greenland’s population lives in towns with fewer than 1,000 residents (2022)
  • Dependency ratio in Greenland was 56.2 in 2024 (non-working-age to working-age)
  • Greenland’s population lives primarily on the southwestern coast, where settlements are most dense
  • Total inhabited Greenland population concentrated within a narrow coastal band
  • Greenland’s population density is 0.03 people per km² in 2023
  • Greenland GDP was USD 3.7 billion (current prices) in 2023
  • Greenland GDP per capita was USD 54,000 in 2023
  • Greenland poverty rate was 0.9% in 2021 (international poverty line basis)

Greenland had 56,770 people in 2024, growing slowly and living mostly along the southwest coast.

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01 · Category

Demographics8 stats

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56,770 population of Greenland in 2024
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9,000 people in Greenland live in the capital city Nuuk
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3.0% average annual population growth in Greenland (2010–2024)
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0.6% crude birth rate in Greenland (2023)
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0.4% crude death rate in Greenland (2023)
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62.6% share of Greenland’s population living in towns and settlements in 2024
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48% of Greenland’s population is female (2024 estimate)
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2.4% net migration rate in Greenland (2023)
Interpretation

Demographics Interpretation

Greenland’s demographics are marked by steady growth and modest natural change, with a 3.0% average annual population increase from 2010 to 2024 and birth and death rates of 0.6% and 0.4% in 2023, alongside a highly urbanized pattern where 62.6% of people live in towns and settlements as of 2024.

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Health Outcomes8 stats

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57.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in Greenland for 2022 (infant mortality rate)
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2.3% of adults in Greenland report smoking daily (2019)
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63% of Greenland adults are overweight or obese (2018)
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31% of adults in Greenland have hypertension (2016)
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2,137 total alcohol-related deaths in Greenland (2019)
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20.3% of Greenland adults are physically inactive (2019)
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27% of adults in Greenland are vitamin D deficient (2018)
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9.7% of Greenland’s population is estimated to have a disability (2016)
Interpretation

Health Outcomes Interpretation

Health outcomes in Greenland look especially concerning as preventable risk factors cluster together, with 57.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births and 63% of adults overweight or obese alongside 31% with hypertension and 20.3% physically inactive, signaling major pressures on population health overall.

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Migration & Mobility3 stats

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Approximately 40% of Greenlanders live outside Greenland in Denmark (2019 estimate)
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37% of Greenland’s population lives in towns with fewer than 1,000 residents (2022)
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Dependency ratio in Greenland was 56.2 in 2024 (non-working-age to working-age)
Interpretation

Migration & Mobility Interpretation

With about 40% of Greenlanders living in Denmark and 37% already based in very small towns under 1,000 residents, migration and mobility appear to be central features of Greenland’s social landscape, alongside a dependency ratio of 56.2 in 2024 that likely shapes movement decisions and support needs.

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Population Distribution3 stats

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Greenland’s population lives primarily on the southwestern coast, where settlements are most dense
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Total inhabited Greenland population concentrated within a narrow coastal band
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Greenland’s population density is 0.03 people per km² in 2023
Interpretation

Population Distribution Interpretation

Greenland’s population distribution is overwhelmingly coastal, with most people concentrated in a narrow southwestern band despite an extremely low overall density of just 0.03 people per km² in 2023.

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Socioeconomic Conditions10 stats

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Greenland GDP was USD 3.7 billion (current prices) in 2023
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Greenland GDP per capita was USD 54,000 in 2023
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Greenland poverty rate was 0.9% in 2021 (international poverty line basis)
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Greenland household consumption expenditure per capita was USD 9,100 in 2022
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Greenland’s education expenditure was 6.0% of GDP in 2021
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Greenland’s access to electricity was 100% in 2022
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Greenland’s internet users were 80.0% of population in 2023
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Greenland’s urban population share was 63% in 2023
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Greenland’s literacy rate for youth (15–24) was 99% in 2021
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Greenland’s greenhouse gas emissions were 0.4 million tonnes CO₂e in 2021
Interpretation

Socioeconomic Conditions Interpretation

Greenland shows strong socioeconomic conditions as reflected by an electricity access rate of 100% in 2022, a very low poverty rate of 0.9% in 2021, and high living standards with GDP per capita of about USD 54,000 in 2023.
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Greenland’s population size and growth

A small population with steady growth over the early 2010s into the mid-2020s.

56,770
56,770 population of Greenland in 2024
3%
3.0% average annual population growth in Greenland (2010–2024)
9,000
9,000 people in Greenland live in the capital city Nuuk
source-verifiedstatista.com · macrotrends.net · britannica.com2024
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Sources & references

32 datasets cited across this report · attribution is report-level

statista.combritannica.commacrotrends.netceicdata.compopulation.un.orgdata.worldbank.orgwho.intncbi.nlm.nih.govghdx.healthdata.orgacademic.oup.comthedanishparliament.dkunicef.orgun.orgourworldindata.orgoecd.orguis.unesco.orgwri.orgnytimes.comcia.gov

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