Greenland vs Tokelau: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Greenland
3,119 people
in 2050
Tokelau
3,821 people
in 2050
Greenland rank
207th
Tokelau rank
204th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Greenland
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 3,821 people against 3,119 people in Greenland, a difference of 702 people.
That makes Tokelau's figure about 1.2 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 101 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 207th and Tokelau ranks 204th of 238 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 10 and Tokelau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12,531 people | 1,612 people | 10,919 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 12,488 people | 1,854 people | 10,634 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 12,416 people | 1,658 people | 10,758 people | Greenland |
| 1980s | 11,487 people | 1,726 people | 9,761 people | Greenland |
| 1990s | 10,774 people | 1,781 people | 8,993 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 9,834 people | 1,691 people | 8,143 people | Greenland |
| 2010s | 8,048 people | 1,730 people | 6,317 people | Greenland |
| 2020s | 6,446 people | 2,535 people | 3,910 people | Greenland |
| 2030s | 4,956 people | 3,247 people | 1,709 people | Greenland |
| 2040s | 3,679 people | 3,664 people | 14.99 people | Greenland |
| 2050s | 3,119 people | 3,821 people | 701.98 people | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Greenland or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 3,821 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 Tokelau?
- 702 people, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Tokelau?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
- How do Greenland and Tokelau rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Greenland ranks 207th and Tokelau ranks 204th 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.