Population growth rate in Greenland
Greenland: Population growth rate was -0.65 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.65
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
172nd
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.39
in 1960
All-time low
-0.669
in 2075
Years of data
158
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Greenland, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Greenland stood at -0.65.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Greenland peaked at 4.39 in 1960 and was at its lowest, -0.669, in 2075.
That places Greenland 172nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0209 | — |
| 1800 | 1.18 | +5547.8% |
| 1900 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | 2.16 | +83.3% |
| 1951 | 1.74 | -19.5% |
| 1952 | 2.52 | +44.8% |
| 1953 | 2.66 | +5.8% |
| 1954 | 2.82 | +6.0% |
| 1955 | 3.07 | +9.0% |
| 1956 | 3.81 | +23.8% |
| 1957 | 3.99 | +4.9% |
| 1958 | 4.17 | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 4.38 | +4.9% |
| 1960 | 4.39 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 3.64 | -17.1% |
| 1962 | 3.58 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 3.56 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.58 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 3.53 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 3.65 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 3.38 | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 3.19 | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 3.05 | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 2.88 | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 1.64 | -43.0% |
| 1972 | 1.6 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.43 | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 1.25 | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 1 | -19.5% |
| 1976 | 0.698 | -30.4% |
| 1977 | -0.036 | -105.2% |
| 1978 | 0.018 | -150.0% |
| 1979 | 0.106 | +488.9% |
| 1980 | 1.21 | +1038.7% |
| 1981 | 1.21 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.23 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.21 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.26 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.01 | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 0.969 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.979 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.98 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.902 | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.228 | -74.7% |
| 1991 | 0.095 | -58.3% |
| 1992 | 0.022 | -76.8% |
| 1993 | -0.002 | -109.1% |
| 1994 | -0.029 | +1350.0% |
| 1995 | 0.349 | -1303.4% |
| 1996 | 0.221 | -36.7% |
| 1997 | 0.137 | -38.0% |
| 1998 | 0.041 | -70.1% |
| 1999 | -0.112 | -373.2% |
| 2000 | 0.393 | -450.9% |
| 2001 | 0.326 | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.315 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.284 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.227 | -20.1% |
| 2005 | -0.076 | -133.5% |
| 2006 | -0.16 | +110.5% |
| 2007 | -0.194 | +21.3% |
| 2008 | -0.233 | +20.1% |
| 2009 | -0.26 | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.588 | -326.2% |
| 2011 | 0.188 | -68.0% |
| 2012 | -0.387 | -305.9% |
| 2013 | -0.549 | +41.9% |
| 2014 | -0.659 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.118 | -117.9% |
| 2016 | 0.025 | -78.8% |
| 2017 | 0.011 | -56.0% |
| 2018 | -0.002 | -118.2% |
| 2019 | 0.039 | -2050.0% |
| 2020 | -0.055 | -241.0% |
| 2021 | -0.08 | +45.5% |
| 2022 | -0.102 | +27.5% |
| 2023 | -0.141 | +38.2% |
| 2024 | -0.156 | +10.6% |
| 2025 | -0.185 | +18.6% |
| 2026 | -0.232 | +25.4% |
| 2027 | -0.238 | +2.6% |
| 2028 | -0.238 | -0.0% |
| 2029 | -0.301 | +26.5% |
| 2030 | -0.303 | +0.7% |
| 2031 | -0.324 | +6.9% |
| 2032 | -0.395 | +21.9% |
| 2033 | -0.402 | +1.8% |
| 2034 | -0.42 | +4.5% |
| 2035 | -0.467 | +11.2% |
| 2036 | -0.471 | +0.9% |
| 2037 | -0.507 | +7.6% |
| 2038 | -0.492 | -3.0% |
| 2039 | -0.516 | +4.9% |
| 2040 | -0.543 | +5.2% |
| 2041 | -0.523 | -3.7% |
| 2042 | -0.53 | +1.3% |
| 2043 | -0.548 | +3.4% |
| 2044 | -0.557 | +1.6% |
| 2045 | -0.554 | -0.5% |
| 2046 | -0.543 | -2.0% |
| 2047 | -0.564 | +3.9% |
| 2048 | -0.553 | -2.0% |
| 2049 | -0.51 | -7.8% |
| 2050 | -0.513 | +0.6% |
| 2051 | -0.532 | +3.7% |
| 2052 | -0.529 | -0.6% |
| 2053 | -0.515 | -2.6% |
| 2054 | -0.542 | +5.2% |
| 2055 | -0.508 | -6.3% |
| 2056 | -0.507 | -0.2% |
| 2057 | -0.503 | -0.8% |
| 2058 | -0.524 | +4.2% |
| 2059 | -0.517 | -1.3% |
| 2060 | -0.557 | +7.7% |
| 2061 | -0.563 | +1.1% |
| 2062 | -0.587 | +4.3% |
| 2063 | -0.586 | -0.2% |
| 2064 | -0.592 | +1.0% |
| 2065 | -0.593 | +0.2% |
| 2066 | -0.59 | -0.5% |
| 2067 | -0.634 | +7.5% |
| 2068 | -0.646 | +1.9% |
| 2069 | -0.624 | -3.4% |
| 2070 | -0.648 | +3.8% |
| 2071 | -0.652 | +0.6% |
| 2072 | -0.631 | -3.2% |
| 2073 | -0.652 | +3.3% |
| 2074 | -0.628 | -3.7% |
| 2075 | -0.669 | +6.5% |
| 2076 | -0.627 | -6.3% |
| 2077 | -0.624 | -0.5% |
| 2078 | -0.623 | -0.2% |
| 2079 | -0.608 | -2.4% |
| 2080 | -0.624 | +2.6% |
| 2081 | -0.587 | -5.9% |
| 2082 | -0.602 | +2.6% |
| 2083 | -0.611 | +1.5% |
| 2084 | -0.58 | -5.1% |
| 2085 | -0.598 | +3.1% |
| 2086 | -0.555 | -7.2% |
| 2087 | -0.563 | +1.4% |
| 2088 | -0.561 | -0.4% |
| 2089 | -0.554 | -1.2% |
| 2090 | -0.577 | +4.2% |
| 2091 | -0.591 | +2.4% |
| 2092 | -0.553 | -6.4% |
| 2093 | -0.58 | +4.9% |
| 2094 | -0.586 | +1.0% |
| 2095 | -0.605 | +3.2% |
| 2096 | -0.582 | -3.8% |
| 2097 | -0.572 | -1.7% |
| 2098 | -0.634 | +10.8% |
| 2099 | -0.579 | -8.7% |
| 2100 | -0.65 | +12.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's -0.65 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 1.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's -0.65 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +5547.8% | 0.0209 | 1.18 |
| 2019 | +2050.0% | -0.002 | 0.039 |
| 1994 | -1350.0% | -0.002 | -0.029 |
| 1995 | +1303.4% | -0.029 | 0.349 |
| 1980 | +1038.7% | 0.106 | 1.21 |
| 1979 | +488.9% | 0.018 | 0.106 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0209 | 0.0209 | 0.0209 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.13 | 1.74 | 4.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.56 | 3.05 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | -0.036 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 0.902 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.095 | -0.112 | 0.349 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0622 | -0.26 | 0.393 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0628 | -0.659 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1728 | -0.301 | -0.055 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.4297 | -0.516 | -0.303 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.5425 | -0.564 | -0.51 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.519 | -0.542 | -0.503 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.5972 | -0.646 | -0.557 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.6362 | -0.669 | -0.608 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.5835 | -0.624 | -0.554 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.5859 | -0.634 | -0.553 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.65 | -0.65 | -0.65 | 1 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6084 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.75 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6084 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7286 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 0.0907 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,776 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.65 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.2882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Greenland?
- Population growth rate in Greenland was -0.65 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.39 in 1960.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.669 in 2075.
- How does Greenland rank for population growth rate?
- Greenland ranks 172nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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