Greenland vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Greenland
3,119 people
in 2050
United States Virgin Islands
2,200 people
in 2050
Greenland rank
207th
United States Virgin Islands rank
211th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Greenland
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 3,119 people against 2,200 people in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 919 people.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.4 times United States Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 207th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 211th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 16 and United States Virgin Islands in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1,051 people | 43.31 people | 1,007 people | Greenland |
| 1100s | 1,072 people | 86.62 people | 985.37 people | Greenland |
| 1200s | 1,094 people | 173.21 people | 920.65 people | Greenland |
| 1300s | 1,116 people | 346.25 people | 769.89 people | Greenland |
| 1400s | 1,139 people | 691.5 people | 447.27 people | Greenland |
| 1500s | 1,162 people | 1,377 people | 215.43 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1600s | 1,184 people | 2,718 people | 1,534 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1700s | 1,204 people | 5,221 people | 4,016 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1710s | 1,353 people | 5,827 people | 4,474 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1720s | 1,520 people | 6,512 people | 4,991 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1730s | 1,708 people | 7,271 people | 5,564 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1740s | 1,918 people | 8,114 people | 6,196 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1750s | 2,153 people | 9,046 people | 6,893 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1760s | 2,416 people | 10,075 people | 7,659 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1770s | 2,709 people | 11,210 people | 8,501 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1780s | 3,036 people | 12,457 people | 9,421 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1790s | 3,401 people | 13,825 people | 10,424 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1800s | 3,805 people | 15,320 people | 11,515 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1810s | 4,252 people | 16,947 people | 12,695 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1820s | 4,746 people | 16,666 people | 11,920 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1830s | 5,288 people | 16,353 people | 11,065 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1840s | 5,880 people | 16,006 people | 10,126 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1850s | 6,521 people | 15,621 people | 9,100 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1860s | 7,210 people | 15,194 people | 7,984 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1870s | 7,941 people | 13,993 people | 6,052 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1880s | 8,704 people | 12,829 people | 4,125 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1890s | 9,482 people | 11,699 people | 2,217 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1900s | 10,248 people | 10,600 people | 352 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1910s | 10,964 people | 9,530 people | 1,433 people | Greenland |
| 1920s | 11,571 people | 8,487 people | 3,084 people | Greenland |
| 1930s | 11,986 people | 7,468 people | 4,518 people | Greenland |
| 1940s | 12,094 people | 6,471 people | 5,623 people | Greenland |
| 1950s | 12,531 people | 12,481 people | 50.25 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 12,488 people | 28,649 people | 16,162 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 12,416 people | 55,837 people | 43,421 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 11,487 people | 47,694 people | 36,207 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 10,774 people | 17,840 people | 7,065 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 9,834 people | 6,787 people | 3,047 people | Greenland |
| 2010s | 8,048 people | 5,110 people | 2,938 people | Greenland |
| 2020s | 6,446 people | 3,928 people | 2,518 people | Greenland |
| 2030s | 4,956 people | 3,181 people | 1,775 people | Greenland |
| 2040s | 3,679 people | 2,531 people | 1,148 people | Greenland |
| 2050s | 3,119 people | 2,200 people | 918.53 people | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Greenland or United States Virgin Islands?
- Greenland, at 3,119 people against 2,200 people in United States Virgin Islands as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Greenland and United States Virgin Islands?
- 919 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and United States Virgin Islands?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Greenland and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Greenland ranks 207th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 211th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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.