Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Greenland
Greenland: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence was 1.71 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 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
Greenland recorded 1.71 births per woman for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 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
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,776 people (2100)
- Population density 0.0907 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence in Greenland?
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 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. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Greenland rank for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Greenland ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 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. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.