Greenland vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Greenland
49,376 people
in 2025
Turks and Caicos Islands
44,229 people
in 2025
Greenland rank
198th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
201st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Greenland
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 49,376 people against 44,229 people in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 5,147 people.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 198th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,791 people | 2,454 people | 11,337 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 25,524 people | 2,762 people | 22,762 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 35,972 people | 3,378 people | 32,594 people | Greenland |
| 1980s | 41,321 people | 5,979 people | 35,342 people | Greenland |
| 1990s | 45,109 people | 11,771 people | 33,338 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 46,834 people | 20,603 people | 26,231 people | Greenland |
| 2010s | 48,274 people | 33,140 people | 15,134 people | Greenland |
| 2020s | 49,185 people | 43,007 people | 6,178 people | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Greenland or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Greenland, at 49,376 people against 44,229 people in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 5,147 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Greenland ranks 198th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 201st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 urban areas, based on each country's national definition.