Greenland Population Growth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of Greenland population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Greenland in 2024 is 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.
  • The population of Greenland in 2021 was 56,243, a 0.39% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2024 Population Growth Rate
United States 341,814,420
Japan 122,631,432
Germany 83,252,474
United Kingdom 67,961,439
France 64,881,830
Italy 58,697,744
South Korea 51,741,963
Spain 47,473,373
Argentina 46,057,866
Poland 40,221,726
Canada 39,107,046
Saudi Arabia 37,473,929
Australia 26,699,482
Taiwan 23,950,214
Chile 19,658,839
Netherlands 17,671,125
Belgium 11,715,774
Sweden 10,673,669
Greece 10,302,720
Portugal 10,223,349
Hungary 9,994,993
UAE 9,591,853
Israel 9,311,652
Austria 8,977,139
Switzerland 8,851,431
Hong Kong 7,496,681
Singapore 6,052,709
Denmark 5,939,695
Finland 5,549,886
Norway 5,514,477
New Zealand 5,269,939
Ireland 5,089,478
Oman 4,713,553
Panama 4,527,961
Kuwait 4,349,380
Croatia 3,986,627
Uruguay 3,423,316
Puerto Rico 3,268,802
Qatar 2,737,061
Lithuania 2,692,798
Slovenia 2,118,965
Latvia 1,810,240
Trinidad and Tobago 1,538,200
Bahrain 1,498,712
Estonia 1,319,041
Cyprus 1,268,467
Macao 713,082
Luxembourg 661,594
Malta 536,740
Bahamas 415,223
Iceland 377,689
French Polynesia 311,383
New Caledonia 295,966
Barbados 282,309
Curacao 192,965
Guam 174,114
Seychelles 108,263
Aruba 106,177
Antigua and Barbuda 94,816
Isle of Man 84,904
Andorra 80,341
Cayman Islands 69,885
Bermuda 63,935
Greenland 56,789
Faroe Islands 53,444
Northern Mariana Islands 50,025
Turks and Caicos Islands 46,431
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 44,309
Liechtenstein 39,822
Monaco 36,157
San Marino 33,614
Gibraltar 32,718
British Virgin Islands 31,763
Palau 18,051
Greenland - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
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%