Greenland vs Montserrat: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Greenland
3,119 people
in 2050
Montserrat
3,360 people
in 2050
Greenland rank
207th
Montserrat rank
206th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Greenland
- Montserrat
How they compare
Montserrat currently reports 3,360 people against 3,119 people in Greenland, a difference of 241 people.
That makes Montserrat's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 207th and Montserrat ranks 206th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 18 and Montserrat in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Montserrat | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1,051 people | 31.56 people | 1,019 people | Greenland |
| 1100s | 1,072 people | 63.12 people | 1,009 people | Greenland |
| 1200s | 1,094 people | 126.23 people | 967.62 people | Greenland |
| 1300s | 1,116 people | 252.44 people | 863.7 people | Greenland |
| 1400s | 1,139 people | 504.68 people | 634.09 people | Greenland |
| 1500s | 1,162 people | 1,008 people | 153.41 people | Greenland |
| 1600s | 1,184 people | 2,009 people | 825.28 people | Montserrat |
| 1700s | 1,204 people | 3,976 people | 2,772 people | Montserrat |
| 1710s | 1,353 people | 4,293 people | 2,940 people | Montserrat |
| 1720s | 1,520 people | 4,637 people | 3,117 people | Montserrat |
| 1730s | 1,708 people | 5,008 people | 3,300 people | Montserrat |
| 1740s | 1,918 people | 5,407 people | 3,489 people | Montserrat |
| 1750s | 2,153 people | 5,837 people | 3,684 people | Montserrat |
| 1760s | 2,416 people | 6,299 people | 3,883 people | Montserrat |
| 1770s | 2,709 people | 6,797 people | 4,088 people | Montserrat |
| 1780s | 3,036 people | 7,332 people | 4,295 people | Montserrat |
| 1790s | 3,401 people | 7,906 people | 4,506 people | Montserrat |
| 1800s | 3,805 people | 8,523 people | 4,718 people | Montserrat |
| 1810s | 4,252 people | 9,185 people | 4,933 people | Montserrat |
| 1820s | 4,746 people | 9,449 people | 4,703 people | Montserrat |
| 1830s | 5,288 people | 9,717 people | 4,429 people | Montserrat |
| 1840s | 5,880 people | 9,987 people | 4,108 people | Montserrat |
| 1850s | 6,521 people | 10,260 people | 3,738 people | Montserrat |
| 1860s | 7,210 people | 10,533 people | 3,323 people | Montserrat |
| 1870s | 7,941 people | 10,818 people | 2,877 people | Montserrat |
| 1880s | 8,704 people | 11,103 people | 2,399 people | Montserrat |
| 1890s | 9,482 people | 11,386 people | 1,905 people | Montserrat |
| 1900s | 10,248 people | 11,666 people | 1,418 people | Montserrat |
| 1910s | 10,964 people | 11,940 people | 976.7 people | Montserrat |
| 1920s | 11,571 people | 11,824 people | 253.1 people | Montserrat |
| 1930s | 11,986 people | 11,693 people | 293.2 people | Greenland |
| 1940s | 12,094 people | 11,547 people | 546.2 people | Greenland |
| 1950s | 12,531 people | 10,542 people | 1,989 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 12,488 people | 10,111 people | 2,377 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 12,416 people | 10,068 people | 2,348 people | Greenland |
| 1980s | 11,487 people | 9,661 people | 1,826 people | Greenland |
| 1990s | 10,774 people | 7,562 people | 3,212 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 9,834 people | 4,199 people | 5,635 people | Greenland |
| 2010s | 8,048 people | 4,278 people | 3,770 people | Greenland |
| 2020s | 6,446 people | 3,985 people | 2,460 people | Greenland |
| 2030s | 4,956 people | 3,698 people | 1,258 people | Greenland |
| 2040s | 3,679 people | 3,461 people | 218.22 people | Greenland |
| 2050s | 3,119 people | 3,360 people | 241.44 people | Montserrat |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Greenland or Montserrat?
- Montserrat, at 3,360 people against 3,119 people in Greenland as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Greenland and Montserrat?
- 241 people, with Montserrat ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Montserrat?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Greenland and Montserrat rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Greenland ranks 207th and Montserrat ranks 206th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.