What is the difference in population density between Falkland Islands and Greenland?

0.0955 people per km², with Falkland Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Greenland?

178 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Falkland Islands vs Greenland: Population density

Falkland Islands

0.1862 people per km²

in 2100

Greenland

0.0907 people per km²

in 2100

Falkland Islands rank

234th

Greenland rank

235th

Population density over time

Falkland Islands
Greenland

How they compare

Falkland Islands currently reports 0.1862 people per km² against 0.0907 people per km² in Greenland, a difference of 0.0955 people per km².

That makes Falkland Islands's figure about 2.1 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 178 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Greenland ahead.

Falkland Islands ranks 234th and Greenland ranks 235th of 235 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Falkland Islands averaged higher in 42 and Greenland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Falkland Islands	Greenland	Difference	Ahead
1500s	0.0004 people per km²	0.0028 people per km²	0.0024 people per km²	Greenland
1600s	0.0051 people per km²	0.0029 people per km²	0.0022 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1700s	0.0565 people per km²	0.0029 people per km²	0.0535 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1710s	0.0611 people per km²	0.0033 people per km²	0.0577 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1720s	0.0661 people per km²	0.0037 people per km²	0.0623 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1730s	0.0715 people per km²	0.0042 people per km²	0.0673 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1740s	0.0773 people per km²	0.0047 people per km²	0.0726 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1750s	0.0836 people per km²	0.0053 people per km²	0.0783 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1760s	0.0906 people per km²	0.006 people per km²	0.0846 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1770s	0.0979 people per km²	0.0067 people per km²	0.0912 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1780s	0.106 people per km²	0.0076 people per km²	0.0984 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1790s	0.1147 people per km²	0.0085 people per km²	0.1062 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1800s	0.1241 people per km²	0.0096 people per km²	0.1145 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1810s	0.1343 people per km²	0.0108 people per km²	0.1235 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1820s	0.1388 people per km²	0.0121 people per km²	0.1267 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1830s	0.1434 people per km²	0.0136 people per km²	0.1298 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1840s	0.1482 people per km²	0.0153 people per km²	0.1328 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1850s	0.1531 people per km²	0.0173 people per km²	0.1358 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1860s	0.1582 people per km²	0.0194 people per km²	0.1388 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1870s	0.1637 people per km²	0.0218 people per km²	0.1418 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1880s	0.1694 people per km²	0.0246 people per km²	0.1448 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1890s	0.1752 people per km²	0.0276 people per km²	0.1475 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1900s	0.1812 people per km²	0.0311 people per km²	0.1501 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1910s	0.1874 people per km²	0.035 people per km²	0.1525 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1920s	0.1878 people per km²	0.0393 people per km²	0.1485 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1930s	0.1882 people per km²	0.0443 people per km²	0.1439 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1940s	0.1886 people per km²	0.0498 people per km²	0.1388 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1950s	0.1829 people per km²	0.0642 people per km²	0.1187 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1960s	0.1899 people per km²	0.0927 people per km²	0.0972 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1970s	0.1893 people per km²	0.1179 people per km²	0.0714 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1980s	0.1873 people per km²	0.1287 people per km²	0.0586 people per km²	Falkland Islands
1990s	0.2236 people per km²	0.1362 people per km²	0.0874 people per km²	Falkland Islands
2000s	0.2641 people per km²	0.1381 people per km²	0.126 people per km²	Falkland Islands
2010s	0.2782 people per km²	0.1373 people per km²	0.141 people per km²	Falkland Islands
2020s	0.2873 people per km²	0.1358 people per km²	0.1515 people per km²	Falkland Islands
2030s	0.2792 people per km²	0.1318 people per km²	0.1474 people per km²	Falkland Islands
2040s	0.2695 people per km²	0.1253 people per km²	0.1442 people per km²	Falkland Islands
2050s	0.2549 people per km²	0.1188 people per km²	0.1361 people per km²	Falkland Islands
2060s	0.2336 people per km²	0.1125 people per km²	0.1211 people per km²	Falkland Islands
2070s	0.2131 people per km²	0.1056 people per km²	0.1075 people per km²	Falkland Islands
2080s	0.1988 people per km²	0.0993 people per km²	0.0995 people per km²	Falkland Islands
2090s	0.1903 people per km²	0.0938 people per km²	0.0965 people per km²	Falkland Islands
2100s	0.1862 people per km²	0.0907 people per km²	0.0954 people per km²	Falkland Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Falkland Islands or Greenland?: Falkland Islands, at 0.1862 people per km² against 0.0907 people per km² in Greenland as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Falkland Islands and Greenland?: 0.0955 people per km², with Falkland Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Falkland Islands and Greenland?: 178 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2100.
How do Falkland Islands and Greenland rank globally for population density?: Falkland Islands ranks 234th and Greenland ranks 235th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.