Greenland vs Northern Mariana Islands: Number of children under 15, by world region
Greenland
11,638 people
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
10,200 people
in 2023
Greenland rank
207th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
209th
Number of children under 15, by world region over time
- Greenland
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 11,638 people against 10,200 people in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 1,438 people.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Northern Mariana Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 207th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 6 and Northern Mariana Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11,203 people | 3,570 people | 7,633 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 17,039 people | 4,992 people | 12,047 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 18,134 people | 6,293 people | 11,841 people | Greenland |
| 1980s | 13,639 people | 8,388 people | 5,251 people | Greenland |
| 1990s | 15,132 people | 13,525 people | 1,607 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 14,153 people | 15,712 people | 1,559 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 12,025 people | 13,065 people | 1,041 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 11,670 people | 10,716 people | 954.5 people | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children under 15, by world region, Greenland or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Greenland, at 11,638 people against 10,200 people in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 1,438 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
- Greenland ranks 207th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 209th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 15, 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.