Greenland vs Northern Mariana Islands: Population by world region
Greenland
37,248 people
in 2100
Northern Mariana Islands
41,633 people
in 2100
Greenland rank
216th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
214th
Population by world region over time
- Greenland
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 41,633 people against 37,248 people in Greenland, a difference of 4,385 people.
That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 216th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 214th of 239 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 14 and Northern Mariana Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 3,929 people | 3,360 people | 569 people | Greenland |
| 1820s | 4,973 people | 3,360 people | 1,613 people | Greenland |
| 1950s | 26,343 people | 7,738 people | 18,605 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 38,033 people | 9,882 people | 28,151 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 48,408 people | 14,173 people | 34,235 people | Greenland |
| 1980s | 52,826 people | 29,133 people | 23,693 people | Greenland |
| 1990s | 55,902 people | 50,952 people | 4,950 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 56,689 people | 62,709 people | 6,020 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 56,344 people | 51,554 people | 4,791 people | Greenland |
| 2020s | 55,757 people | 44,332 people | 11,425 people | Greenland |
| 2030s | 54,098 people | 41,756 people | 12,342 people | Greenland |
| 2040s | 51,434 people | 42,576 people | 8,858 people | Greenland |
| 2050s | 48,767 people | 42,507 people | 6,260 people | Greenland |
| 2060s | 46,158 people | 41,448 people | 4,710 people | Greenland |
| 2070s | 43,353 people | 41,467 people | 1,886 people | Greenland |
| 2080s | 40,778 people | 42,237 people | 1,459 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2090s | 38,495 people | 42,127 people | 3,632 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2100s | 37,248 people | 41,633 people | 4,385 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Greenland or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 41,633 people against 37,248 people in Greenland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 4,385 people, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for population by world region?
- Greenland ranks 216th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 214th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.