Greenland Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of Greenland population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Greenland in 2025 is 56,916, a 0.22% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Greenland in 2024 was 56,789, a 0.26% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Greenland in 2023 was 56,643, a 0.31% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Greenland in 2022 was 56,466, a 0.4% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2025 Population
United States 343,603,404
Japan 121,960,408
Germany 83,199,069
United Kingdom 68,180,606
France 65,003,384
Italy 58,518,843
South Korea 51,690,479
Spain 47,420,024
Argentina 46,337,520
Poland 39,616,730
Canada 39,431,447
Saudi Arabia 37,989,969
Australia 26,958,054
Taiwan 23,974,031
Chile 19,690,323
Netherlands 17,722,333
Belgium 11,744,521
Sweden 10,733,867
Greece 10,263,298
Portugal 10,198,116
Hungary 9,870,870
UAE 9,665,319
Israel 9,448,781
Austria 8,994,123
Switzerland 8,904,610
Hong Kong 7,499,791
Singapore 6,089,541
Denmark 5,968,467
Norway 5,554,468
Finland 5,553,985
New Zealand 5,310,695
Ireland 5,120,867
Oman 4,780,706
Panama 4,586,672
Kuwait 4,387,109
Croatia 3,964,392
Uruguay 3,423,454
Puerto Rico 3,275,311
Qatar 2,757,220
Lithuania 2,668,446
Slovenia 2,117,762
Latvia 1,790,796
Trinidad and Tobago 1,540,943
Bahrain 1,511,676
Estonia 1,314,900
Cyprus 1,276,508
Macao 721,922
Luxembourg 668,100
Malta 538,297
Bahamas 417,790
Iceland 380,010
French Polynesia 313,810
New Caledonia 298,873
Barbados 282,580
Curacao 193,837
Guam 175,263
Seychelles 108,844
Aruba 106,043
Antigua and Barbuda 95,319
Isle of Man 85,082
Andorra 80,578
Cayman Islands 70,445
Bermuda 63,778
Greenland 56,916
Faroe Islands 53,623
Northern Mariana Islands 50,255
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,797
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,404
Liechtenstein 40,050
Monaco 36,051
San Marino 33,583
Gibraltar 32,742
British Virgin Islands 31,984
Palau 18,044
Greenland - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 56,916 0.22%
2024 56,789 0.26%
2023 56,643 0.31%
2022 56,466 0.40%
2021 56,243 0.39%
2020 56,026 0.17%
2019 55,931 0.00%
2018 55,931 0.01%
2017 55,928 0.02%
2016 55,916 0.04%
2015 55,895 -0.10%
2014 55,953 -0.24%
2013 56,089 -0.20%
2012 56,199 -0.16%
2011 56,288 -0.11%
2010 56,351 -0.16%
2009 56,442 -0.24%
2008 56,578 -0.23%
2007 56,708 -0.18%
2006 56,811 -0.13%
2005 56,887 0.04%
2004 56,866 0.24%
2003 56,728 0.29%
2002 56,565 0.32%
2001 56,386 0.36%
2000 56,184 0.14%
1999 56,106 -0.03%
1998 56,123 0.09%
1997 56,072 0.20%
1996 55,960 0.31%
1995 55,788 0.16%
1994 55,700 -0.01%
1993 55,708 0.04%
1992 55,688 0.06%
1991 55,657 0.10%
1990 55,599 0.54%
1989 55,298 0.95%
1988 54,778 0.98%
1987 54,248 0.97%
1986 53,727 0.95%
1985 53,220 1.11%
1984 52,638 1.26%
1983 51,984 1.25%
1982 51,341 1.23%
1981 50,719 1.22%
1980 50,106 0.69%
1979 49,761 0.05%
1978 49,734 -0.01%
1977 49,739 0.34%
1976 49,569 0.85%
1975 49,151 1.12%
1974 48,607 1.34%
1973 47,965 1.52%
1972 47,246 1.65%
1971 46,479 2.30%
1970 45,434 3.01%
1969 44,106 3.18%
1968 42,748 3.33%
1967 41,369 3.56%
1966 39,945 3.65%
1965 38,539 3.58%
1964 37,208 3.59%
1963 35,920 3.61%
1962 34,670 3.69%
1961 33,435 4.08%
1960 32,124 4.41%
1959 30,768 4.34%
1958 29,488 4.17%
1957 28,307 4.03%
1956 27,210 3.48%
1955 26,295 2.89%
1954 25,556 2.77%
1953 24,867 2.63%
1952 24,229 2.66%
1951 23,601 2.08%
1950 23,119 0.00%