Demographics of Greenland
Demographics of Greenland | |
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Population | 57,792 (2022 est.) |
Growth rate | -0.02% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 13.79 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Death rate | 8.96 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Life expectancy | 73.98 years |
• male | 71.28 years |
• female | 76.82 years |
Fertility rate | 1.91 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | 8.75 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | -5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 20.82% |
65 and over | 10.36% |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 1.08 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.03 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.84 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Greenlander |
Language | |
Official | Greenlandic |
Spoken | Greenlandic, Danish, English |
This is a
Populations
As of 1 January 2023[update] the resident population of Greenland was estimated at 56,609, an increase of 47 (0.08%) compared to the corresponding figure the previous year.[1]
Municipality | Population | % of total | Annual change |
---|---|---|---|
Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq | 24,148 | 42.66% | +287 (+1.2%) |
Avannaata Kommunia | 10,920 | 19.30% | +12 (+0.1%) |
Qeqqata Kommunia | 9,257 | 16.24% | −66 (−0.7%) |
Kommune Kujalleq | 6,205 | 10.96% | −87 (−1.4%) |
Kommune Qeqertalik | 6,082 | 10.74% | −98 (−1.6%) |
Values do not sum to 100% because there were 63 inhabitants not in any of the five municipalities. Nuuk is the most populous locality in Greenland with 19,604 inhabitants, which is nearly 35% of Greenland's total population.
Vital statistics
Year | Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total fertility rate | Infant mortality rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1900 | 12,000 | 416 | 306 | 110 | 35.6 | 26.2 | 9.4 | ||
1901 | 12,000 | 461 | 301 | 160 | 38.7 | 25.3 | 13.4 | ||
1902 | 12,000 | 426 | 259 | 167 | 35.5 | 21.6 | 13.9 | ||
1903 | 12,000 | 428 | 327 | 101 | 35.1 | 26.8 | 8.3 | ||
1904 | 12,000 | 535 | 283 | 252 | 43.5 | 23.0 | 20.5 | ||
1905 | 13,000 | 487 | 292 | 195 | 39.0 | 23.4 | 15.6 | ||
1906 | 13,000 | 493 | 366 | 127 | 39.1 | 29.0 | 10.1 | ||
1907 | 13,000 | 476 | 362 | 114 | 37.2 | 28.3 | 8.9 | ||
1908 | 13,000 | 543 | 378 | 165 | 42.1 | 29.3 | 12.8 | ||
1909 | 13,000 | 564 | 448 | 116 | 43.1 | 34.2 | 8.9 | ||
1910 | 13,000 | 443 | 354 | 89 | 33.6 | 26.8 | 6.7 | ||
1911 | 13,000 | 577 | 562 | 15 | 43.1 | 41.9 | 1.1 | ||
1912 | 14,000 | 482 | 389 | 93 | 35.7 | 28.8 | 6.9 | ||
1913 | 14,000 | 592 | 390 | 202 | 43.5 | 28.7 | 14.9 | ||
1914 | 14,000 | 531 | 458 | 73 | 38.8 | 33.4 | 5.3 | ||
1915 | 14,000 | 545 | 428 | 117 | 39.8 | 31.2 | 8.5 | ||
1916 | 14,000 | 545 | 447 | 98 | 39.5 | 32.4 | 7.1 | ||
1917 | 14,000 | 547 | 312 | 235 | 39.4 | 22.4 | 16.9 | ||
1918 | 14,000 | 550 | 328 | 222 | 39.3 | 23.4 | 15.9 | ||
1919 | 14,000 | 510 | 614 | −104 | 36.2 | 43.5 | −7.4 | ||
1920 | 14,000 | 569 | 429 | 140 | 40.1 | 30.2 | 9.9 | ||
1921 | 14,000 | 610 | 565 | 45 | 42.7 | 39.5 | 3.1 | ||
1922 | 15,000 | 545 | 396 | 149 | 37.3 | 27.1 | 10.2 | ||
1923 | 15,000 | 563 | 326 | 237 | 38.0 | 22.0 | 16.0 | ||
1924 | 15,000 | 580 | 426 | 154 | 38.4 | 28.2 | 10.2 | ||
1925 | 15,000 | 660 | 582 | 78 | 42.9 | 37.8 | 5.1 | ||
1926 | 16,000 | 619 | 340 | 279 | 39.7 | 21.8 | 17.9 | ||
1927 | 16,000 | 615 | 322 | 293 | 38.7 | 20.3 | 18.4 | ||
1928 | 16,000 | 680 | 366 | 314 | 42.0 | 22.6 | 19.4 | ||
1929 | 17,000 | 743 | 353 | 390 | 45.0 | 21.4 | 23.6 | ||
1930 | 17,000 | 768 | 383 | 385 | 45.7 | 22.8 | 22.9 | ||
1931 | 17,000 | 779 | 431 | 348 | 46.1 | 25.5 | 20.6 | ||
1932 | 17,000 | 728 | 625 | 103 | 43.3 | 37.1 | 6.2 | ||
1933 | 17,000 | 776 | 370 | 406 | 45.6 | 21.8 | 23.8 | ||
1934 | 17,000 | 807 | 503 | 304 | 46.4 | 28.9 | 17.5 | ||
1935 | 18,000 | 813 | 835 | −22 | 46.5 | 47.7 | −1.3 | ||
1936 | 18,000 | 740 | 811 | −71 | 42.0 | 46.1 | −4.0 | ||
1937 | 18,000 | 767 | 474 | 293 | 43.1 | 26.6 | 16.5 | ||
1938 | 18,000 | 731 | 375 | 356 | 40.4 | 20.7 | 19.7 | ||
1939 | 18,000 | 762 | 680 | 82 | 41.6 | 37.2 | 4.5 | ||
1940 | 19,000 | 873 | 356 | 517 | 46.9 | 19.1 | 27.8 | ||
1941 | 19,000 | 815 | 364 | 451 | 42.7 | 19.1 | 23.6 | ||
1942 | 20,000 | 904 | 448 | 456 | 46.1 | 22.9 | 23.3 | ||
1943 | 20,000 | 796 | 429 | 367 | 39.8 | 21.5 | 18.4 | ||
1944 | 20,000 | 911 | 491 | 420 | 44.7 | 24.1 | 20.6 | ||
1945 | 21,000 | 818 | 408 | 410 | 39.5 | 19.7 | 19.8 | ||
1946 | 21,000 | 920 | 416 | 504 | 43.6 | 19.7 | 23.9 | ||
1947 | 22,000 | 953 | 490 | 463 | 44.1 | 22.7 | 21.4 | ||
1948 | 22,000 | 883 | 499 | 384 | 40.5 | 22.9 | 17.6 | 5.695 | |
1949 | 22,000 | 989 | 898 | 91 | 44.7 | 40.6 | 4.1 | 6.045 | |
1950 | 23,000 | 1,129 | 539 | 590 | 50.0 | 23.8 | 26.1 | 6.930 | |
1951 | 23,000 | 999 | 550 | 449 | 42.9 | 23.6 | 19.3 | 5.770 | |
1952 | 24,000 | 1,034 | 475 | 559 | 43.1 | 19.8 | 23.3 | 5.960 | |
1953 | 25,000 | 1,109 | 398 | 711 | 44.9 | 16.1 | 28.8 | 6.150 | |
1954 | 26,000 | 1,136 | 388 | 748 | 44.4 | 15.2 | 29.2 | 6.310 | |
1955 | 27,000 | 1,234 | 375 | 859 | 46.4 | 14.1 | 32.3 | 6.605 | |
1956 | 27,000 | 1,293 | 351 | 942 | 47.2 | 12.8 | 34.4 | 6.670 | |
1957 | 29,000 | 1,361 | 337 | 1,024 | 47.6 | 11.8 | 35.8 | 6.925 | |
1958 | 30,000 | 1,410 | 290 | 1,120 | 47.2 | 9.7 | 37.5 | 6.815 | |
1959 | 31,000 | 1,491 | 285 | 1,206 | 47.6 | 9.1 | 38.5 | 7.145 | |
1960 | 33,000 | 1,586 | 256 | 1,330 | 48.6 | 7.8 | 40.7 | 7.245 | |
1961 | 34,000 | 1,644 | 292 | 1,352 | 48.8 | 8.7 | 40.1 | 7.310 | |
1962 | 35,000 | 1,610 | 361 | 1,249 | 46.1 | 10.3 | 35.8 | 7.085 | |
1963 | 36,000 | 1,671 | 279 | 1,392 | 46.2 | 7.7 | 38.5 | 7.035 | |
1964 | 38,000 | 1,797 | 329 | 1,468 | 47.4 | 8.7 | 38.7 | 7.270 | |
1965 | 39,000 | 1,738 | 337 | 1,401 | 44.3 | 8.6 | 35.7 | 6.960 | |
1966 | 41,000 | 1,781 | 329 | 1,452 | 43.5 | 8.0 | 35.5 | 6.995 | |
1967 | 43,000 | 1,685 | 314 | 1,371 | 39.3 | 7.3 | 32.0 | 6.395 | |
1968 | 45,000 | 1,576 | 333 | 1,243 | 35.3 | 7.4 | 27.8 | 5.845 | |
1969 | 46,000 | 1,310 | 311 | 999 | 28.5 | 6.8 | 21.7 | 4.580 | |
1970 | 46,000 | 1,144 | 283 | 861 | 24.7 | 6.1 | 18.6 | 3.900 | |
1971 | 47,000 | 1,028 | 289 | 739 | 21.8 | 6.1 | 15.7 | 3.245 | |
1972 | 48,000 | 948 | 295 | 653 | 19.6 | 6.1 | 13.5 | 2.770 | |
1973 | 49,000 | 940 | 339 | 601 | 19.2 | 6.9 | 12.3 | 2.690 | 36.2 |
1974 | 50,000 | 866 | 332 | 534 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 2.300 | 28.9 |
1975 | 50,000 | 815 | 313 | 502 | 17.5 | 6.3 | 11.2 | 2.345 | 36.8 |
1976 | 50,000 | 859 | 348 | 511 | 17.3 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 2.255 | 32.6 |
1977 | 49,000 | 918 | 373 | 545 | 18.6 | 7.2 | 11.4 | 2.349 | 42.5 |
1978 | 49,000 | 870 | 309 | 561 | 17.7 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 2.197 | 26.4 |
1979 | 50,000 | 900 | 393 | 507 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 2.187 | 37.8 |
1980 | 50,000 | 1,034 | 380 | 654 | 20.5 | 7.6 | 12.8 | 2.435 | 31.9 |
1981 | 51,000 | 1,056 | 381 | 675 | 20.6 | 7.5 | 13.1 | 2.332 | 31.3 |
1982 | 52,000 | 1,052 | 408 | 644 | 20.6 | 8.2 | 12.4 | 2.236 | 37.1 |
1983 | 52,000 | 994 | 433 | 561 | 18.9 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 2.054 | 37.2 |
1984 | 53,000 | 1,054 | 439 | 615 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 11.7 | 2.107 | 28.5 |
1985 | 53,000 | 1,152 | 435 | 717 | 21.4 | 8.2 | 13.2 | 2.241 | 24.3 |
1986 | 54,000 | 1,055 | 445 | 610 | 19.7 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 2.044 | 22.7 |
1987 | 54,000 | 1,104 | 445 | 659 | 20.4 | 8.2 | 12.2 | 2.083 | 26.3 |
1988 | 55,000 | 1,213 | 432 | 781 | 22.1 | 7.9 | 14.3 | 2.317 | 16.5 |
1989 | 55,000 | 1,210 | 455 | 755 | 21.9 | 8.2 | 13.7 | 2.299 | 21.5 |
1990 | 56,000 | 1,258 | 467 | 791 | 22.6 | 8.4 | 14.2 | 2.444 | 32.6 |
1991 | 56,000 | 1,192 | 458 | 734 | 21.5 | 8.3 | 13.2 | 2.421 | 34.4 |
1992 | 55,000 | 1,237 | 441 | 796 | 22.4 | 8.0 | 14.4 | 2.607 | 12.9 |
1993 | 55,000 | 1,180 | 432 | 748 | 21.3 | 7.8 | 13.5 | 2.578 | 26.3 |
1994 | 56,000 | 1,139 | 445 | 694 | 20.5 | 8.0 | 12.5 | 2.527 | 22.8 |
1995 | 56,000 | 1,101 | 480 | 621 | 19.7 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 2.512 | 20.9 |
1996 | 56,000 | 1,051 | 444 | 607 | 18.8 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 2.493 | 22.8 |
1997 | 56,000 | 1,095 | 492 | 603 | 19.6 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 2.690 | 18.3 |
1998 | 56,000 | 980 | 457 | 523 | 17.5 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 2.457 | 20.4 |
1999 | 56,000 | 945 | 479 | 466 | 16.8 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 2.415 | 16.9 |
2000 | 56,000 | 879 | 450 | 429 | 15.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 2.329 | 18.2 |
2001 | 56,000 | 942 | 466 | 476 | 16.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 2.510 | 10.6 |
2002 | 57,000 | 954 | 446 | 508 | 16.9 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 2.566 | 13.6 |
2003 | 57,000 | 879 | 411 | 468 | 15.4 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 2.372 | 8.0 |
2004 | 57,000 | 892 | 479 | 413 | 15.6 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 2.415 | 13.5 |
2005 | 57,000 | 886 | 465 | 421 | 15.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 2.377 | 7.9 |
2006 | 57,000 | 842 | 440 | 402 | 14.8 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 2.256 | 16.6 |
2007 | 57,000 | 853 | 452 | 401 | 15.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 2.299 | 10.6 |
2008 | 56,000 | 834 | 428 | 406 | 14.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 2.247 | 9.6 |
2009 | 56,000 | 895 | 437 | 458 | 16.0 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 2.359 | 4.5 |
2010 | 56,000 | 869 | 504 | 365 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 2.195 | 8.1 |
2011 | 57,000 | 821 | 476 | 345 | 14.4 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 2.117 | 11.0 |
2012 | 57,000 | 786 | 459 | 327 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 2.019 | 8.9 |
2013 | 56,000 | 820 | 444 | 376 | 14.6 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 2.077 | 8.5 |
2014 | 56,000 | 805 | 461 | 344 | 14.4 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 2.037 | 7.5 |
2015 | 56,000 | 854 | 472 | 382 | 15.2 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 2.132 | 10.5 |
2016 | 56,000 | 830 | 487 | 343 | 14.8 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 2.063 | 7.2 |
2017 | 56,000 | 853 | 499 | 354 | 15.2 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 2.127 | 7.0 |
2018 | 56,000 | 819 | 487 | 332 | 14.6 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 2.025 | 7.3 |
2019 | 56,000 | 849 | 548 | 301 | 15.2 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 2.117 | 11.8 |
2020 | 56,000 | 835 | 520 | 315 | 14.9 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 2.115 | 8.4 |
2021 | 56,000 | 761 | 531 | 230 | 13.4 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 1.820 | 14.5 |
2022 | 57,000 | 748 | 525 | 223 | 13.2 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 1.815 | 12.0 |
2023 | 57,000 | 716 | 534 | 182 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 12.6 |
Structure of the population
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 29 867 | 26 616 | 56 483 | 100 |
0–4 | 2 142 | 1 930 | 4 072 | 7.21 |
5–9 | 2 004 | 1 942 | 3 946 | 6.99 |
10–14 | 2 088 | 2 022 | 4 110 | 7.28 |
15–19 | 2 130 | 2 111 | 4 241 | 7.51 |
20–24 | 2 350 | 2 283 | 4 633 | 8.20 |
25–29 | 2 159 | 2 081 | 4 240 | 7.51 |
30–34 | 1 954 | 1 864 | 3 818 | 6.76 |
35–39 | 1 730 | 1 440 | 3 170 | 5.61 |
40–44 | 2 008 | 1 690 | 3 698 | 6.55 |
45–49 | 2 980 | 2 537 | 5 517 | 9.77 |
50–54 | 2 599 | 2 123 | 4 722 | 8.36 |
55–59 | 2 092 | 1 546 | 3 638 | 6.44 |
60–64 | 1 425 | 1 036 | 2 461 | 4.36 |
65–69 | 1 071 | 731 | 1 802 | 3.19 |
70–74 | 629 | 594 | 1 223 | 2.17 |
75–79 | 319 | 365 | 684 | 1.21 |
80–84 | 143 | 229 | 372 | 0.66 |
85–89 | 39 | 80 | 119 | 0.21 |
90–94 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.02 |
95–99 | 1 | 2 | 3 | <0.01 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 6 234 | 5 894 | 12 128 | 21.47 |
15–64 | 21 427 | 18 711 | 40 138 | 71.06 |
65+ | 2 206 | 2 011 | 4 217 | 7.47 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 29 855 | 26 798 | 56 653 | 100 |
0–4 | 2 058 | 1 987 | 4 045 | 7.14 |
5–9 | 1 994 | 1 855 | 3 849 | 6.79 |
10–14 | 1 991 | 1 840 | 3 831 | 6.76 |
15–19 | 1 851 | 1 760 | 3 611 | 6.37 |
20–24 | 1 972 | 1 943 | 3 915 | 6.91 |
25–29 | 2 363 | 2 268 | 4 631 | 8.17 |
30–34 | 2 398 | 2 338 | 4 736 | 8.36 |
35–39 | 2 096 | 1 902 | 3 998 | 7.06 |
40–44 | 1 793 | 1 517 | 3 310 | 5.84 |
45–49 | 1 630 | 1 289 | 2 919 | 5.15 |
50–54 | 2 215 | 1 922 | 4 137 | 7.30 |
55–59 | 2 577 | 2 174 | 4 751 | 8.39 |
60–64 | 2 108 | 1 615 | 3 723 | 6.57 |
65-69 | 1 285 | 992 | 2 277 | 4.02 |
70-74 | 776 | 618 | 1 394 | 2.46 |
75-79 | 485 | 433 | 918 | 1.62 |
80-84 | 194 | 219 | 413 | 0.73 |
85-89 | 52 | 92 | 144 | 0.25 |
90-94 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 0.07 |
95+ | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.02 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 6 043 | 5 682 | 11 725 | 20.70 |
15–64 | 20 886 | 18 728 | 39 614 | 69.92 |
65+ | 2 926 | 2 388 | 5 314 | 9.38 |
Life expectancy at birth
total population:
71.25 years
male:
68.6 years
female:
74.04 years (2012 est.)
Ethnic groups
Significant minority groups[7] | |
Nationality | Population (2020) |
---|---|
Philippines | 373 |
Thailand | 208 |
Iceland | 128 |
Sweden | 74 |
Denmark (migrant workers, mainly businessmen) | 64 |
China | 61 |
Norway | 53 |
Germany | 50 |
USA | 47 |
Poland | 39 |
Canada | 20 |
The population of
In recent years, Greenland experienced a significant increase in immigration from Asia, especially from the Philippines, Thailand, and China.
Languages
The only official language of
Religion
The nomadic
The first
Rediscovering these colonists and spreading the
Today, the major religion is
Spiral Case
In the 1960's and 70's, Greenland was subject to one of the most impactful eugenics programs ever implemented. At least 4,500 Inuit women were involuntarily implanted with IUD's without their knowledge or consent - about half the fertile population at the time. Within a generation, the birthrate declined by 50%, which led to multigenerational demographic effects. Public officials at the time blamed the decline in birthrate on poverty and cultural trends, but the extent of the involuntary program became public only in 2022 in an investigation known as the spiral case.[13]
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