Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Greenland
Greenland: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate was 1.71 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Greenland, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Greenland is 1.71 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Greenland peaked at 6.79 births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.71 births per woman, in 2024.
Greenland ranks 128th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.08 births per woman | 4.21 births per woman | 6.79 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.63 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman | 3.54 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 births per woman | 2.04 births per woman | 2.44 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman | 2.78 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | 2.18 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More population data for Greenland
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,776 people (2100)
- Population density 0.0907 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 36.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.87 children per women (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Greenland?
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Greenland was 1.71 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Greenland rank for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Greenland ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.