Greenland Population Growth Rate 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Greenland population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Greenland in 2020 is 56,770, a 0.17% increase from 2019.
- The population of Greenland in 2019 was 56,672, a 0.19% increase from 2018.
- The population of Greenland in 2018 was 56,564, a 0.15% increase from 2017.
- The population of Greenland in 2017 was 56,481, a 0.12% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Growth Rate |
| United States | 331,002,651 |
| Japan | 126,476,461 |
| Germany | 83,783,942 |
| United Kingdom | 67,886,011 |
| France | 65,273,511 |
| Italy | 60,461,826 |
| South Korea | 51,269,185 |
| Spain | 46,754,778 |
| Argentina | 45,195,774 |
| Poland | 37,846,611 |
| Canada | 37,742,154 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34,813,871 |
| Australia | 25,499,884 |
| Taiwan | 23,816,775 |
| Chile | 19,116,201 |
| Netherlands | 17,134,872 |
| Belgium | 11,589,623 |
| Greece | 10,423,054 |
| Portugal | 10,196,709 |
| Sweden | 10,099,265 |
| UAE | 9,890,402 |
| Hungary | 9,660,351 |
| Austria | 9,006,398 |
| Israel | 8,655,535 |
| Switzerland | 8,654,622 |
| Hong Kong | 7,496,981 |
| Singapore | 5,850,342 |
| Denmark | 5,792,202 |
| Finland | 5,540,720 |
| Norway | 5,421,241 |
| Oman | 5,106,626 |
| Ireland | 4,937,786 |
| New Zealand | 4,822,233 |
| Panama | 4,314,767 |
| Kuwait | 4,270,571 |
| Croatia | 4,105,267 |
| Uruguay | 3,473,730 |
| Qatar | 2,881,053 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,860,853 |
| Lithuania | 2,722,289 |
| Slovenia | 2,078,938 |
| Latvia | 1,886,198 |
| Bahrain | 1,701,575 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,399,488 |
| Estonia | 1,326,535 |
| Cyprus | 1,207,359 |
| Macao | 649,335 |
| Luxembourg | 625,978 |
| Malta | 441,543 |
| Bahamas | 393,244 |
| Iceland | 341,243 |
| Barbados | 287,375 |
| New Caledonia | 285,498 |
| French Polynesia | 280,908 |
| Channel Islands | 173,863 |
| Guam | 168,775 |
| Curacao | 164,093 |
| Aruba | 106,766 |
| Seychelles | 98,347 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 97,929 |
| Isle of Man | 85,033 |
| Andorra | 77,265 |
| Cayman Islands | 65,722 |
| Bermuda | 62,278 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 57,559 |
| Greenland | 56,770 |
| Faroe Islands | 48,863 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42,876 |
| Monaco | 39,242 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 38,717 |
| Liechtenstein | 38,128 |
| San Marino | 33,931 |
| Gibraltar | 33,691 |
| British Virgin Islands | 30,231 |
| Palau | 18,094 |
| Greenland - Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 56,770 | 0.17% |
| 2019 | 56,672 | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 56,564 | 0.15% |
| 2017 | 56,481 | 0.12% |
| 2016 | 56,412 | 0.06% |
| 2015 | 56,377 | -0.01% |
| 2014 | 56,381 | -0.06% |
| 2013 | 56,414 | -0.10% |
| 2012 | 56,470 | -0.14% |
| 2011 | 56,552 | -0.15% |
| 2010 | 56,638 | -0.16% |
| 2009 | 56,728 | -0.20% |
| 2008 | 56,841 | -0.15% |
| 2007 | 56,927 | -0.08% |
| 2006 | 56,971 | 0.04% |
| 2005 | 56,951 | 0.16% |
| 2004 | 56,861 | 0.27% |
| 2003 | 56,708 | 0.34% |
| 2002 | 56,518 | 0.34% |
| 2001 | 56,327 | 0.27% |
| 2000 | 56,175 | 0.23% |
| 1999 | 56,046 | 0.18% |
| 1998 | 55,948 | 0.12% |
| 1997 | 55,881 | 0.08% |
| 1996 | 55,837 | 0.05% |
| 1995 | 55,811 | -0.01% |
| 1994 | 55,815 | -0.06% |
| 1993 | 55,848 | -0.02% |
| 1992 | 55,861 | 0.13% |
| 1991 | 55,789 | 0.33% |
| 1990 | 55,604 | 0.56% |
| 1989 | 55,295 | 0.76% |
| 1988 | 54,878 | 0.93% |
| 1987 | 54,373 | 1.07% |
| 1986 | 53,797 | 1.14% |
| 1985 | 53,190 | 1.25% |
| 1984 | 52,534 | 1.36% |
| 1983 | 51,829 | 1.31% |
| 1982 | 51,157 | 1.13% |
| 1981 | 50,584 | 0.81% |
| 1980 | 50,179 | 0.47% |
| 1979 | 49,946 | 0.17% |
| 1978 | 49,860 | 0.03% |
| 1977 | 49,844 | 0.13% |
| 1976 | 49,780 | 0.39% |
| 1975 | 49,586 | 0.71% |
| 1974 | 49,234 | 1.02% |
| 1973 | 48,738 | 1.37% |
| 1972 | 48,077 | 1.89% |
| 1971 | 47,186 | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 46,074 | 3.08% |
| 1969 | 44,699 | 3.72% |
| 1968 | 43,097 | 4.20% |
| 1967 | 41,361 | 4.42% |
| 1966 | 39,610 | 4.34% |
| 1965 | 37,964 | 4.17% |
| 1964 | 36,445 | 4.00% |
| 1963 | 35,043 | 3.89% |
| 1962 | 33,730 | 3.88% |
| 1961 | 32,471 | 3.94% |
| 1960 | 31,239 | 4.07% |
| 1959 | 30,017 | 4.05% |
| 1958 | 28,850 | 4.04% |
| 1957 | 27,731 | 3.79% |
| 1956 | 26,718 | 3.37% |
| 1955 | 25,846 | 3.00% |
| 1954 | 25,093 | 2.55% |
| 1953 | 24,469 | 2.22% |
| 1952 | 23,938 | 1.98% |
| 1951 | 23,473 | 2.07% |
| 1950 | 22,996 | 0.00% |
