World population growth in Greenland
Greenland: World population growth was -0.7% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.7%
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
172nd
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 1960
All-time low
-0.7%
in 2075
Years of data
158
1700–2100
World population growth in Greenland, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Greenland stood at -0.7%.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Greenland peaked at 4.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, 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.
World population growth in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0% | — |
| 1800 | 1.2% | +5547.8% |
| 1900 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 1950 | 2.2% | +83.3% |
| 1951 | 1.7% | -19.5% |
| 1952 | 2.5% | +44.8% |
| 1953 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 1954 | 2.8% | +6.0% |
| 1955 | 3.1% | +9.0% |
| 1956 | 3.8% | +23.8% |
| 1957 | 4.0% | +4.9% |
| 1958 | 4.2% | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 4.4% | +4.9% |
| 1960 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 3.6% | -17.1% |
| 1962 | 3.6% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -43.0% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -19.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -30.4% |
| 1977 | -0.0% | -105.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -150.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +488.9% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +1038.7% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -74.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -58.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -76.8% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -109.1% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | +1350.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -1303.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -36.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -38.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -70.1% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | -373.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -450.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -20.1% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | -133.5% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | +110.5% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | +20.1% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -326.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -68.0% |
| 2012 | -0.4% | -305.9% |
| 2013 | -0.5% | +41.9% |
| 2014 | -0.7% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -117.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -78.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -56.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -118.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -2050.0% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | -241.0% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | +45.5% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | +27.5% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | +38.2% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| 2025 | -0.2% | +18.6% |
| 2026 | -0.2% | +25.4% |
| 2027 | -0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2028 | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2029 | -0.3% | +26.5% |
| 2030 | -0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2031 | -0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2032 | -0.4% | +21.9% |
| 2033 | -0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2034 | -0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2035 | -0.5% | +11.2% |
| 2036 | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2037 | -0.5% | +7.6% |
| 2038 | -0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2039 | -0.5% | +4.9% |
| 2040 | -0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2041 | -0.5% | -3.7% |
| 2042 | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2043 | -0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2044 | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2045 | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | -0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2047 | -0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2048 | -0.6% | -2.0% |
| 2049 | -0.5% | -7.8% |
| 2050 | -0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2051 | -0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2052 | -0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2053 | -0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2054 | -0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2055 | -0.5% | -6.3% |
| 2056 | -0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2057 | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2058 | -0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2059 | -0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2060 | -0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2061 | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2062 | -0.6% | +4.3% |
| 2063 | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2064 | -0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2065 | -0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2066 | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2067 | -0.6% | +7.5% |
| 2068 | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2069 | -0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2070 | -0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2071 | -0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2072 | -0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2073 | -0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2074 | -0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2075 | -0.7% | +6.5% |
| 2076 | -0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2077 | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2078 | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2079 | -0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2080 | -0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2081 | -0.6% | -5.9% |
| 2082 | -0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2083 | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2084 | -0.6% | -5.1% |
| 2085 | -0.6% | +3.1% |
| 2086 | -0.6% | -7.2% |
| 2087 | -0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2088 | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2089 | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2090 | -0.6% | +4.2% |
| 2091 | -0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2092 | -0.6% | -6.4% |
| 2093 | -0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2094 | -0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2095 | -0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2096 | -0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2097 | -0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2098 | -0.6% | +10.8% |
| 2099 | -0.6% | -8.7% |
| 2100 | -0.7% | +12.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's -0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 1.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's -0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4%, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | +2050.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1994 | -1350.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | +1303.4% | -0.0% | 0.3% |
| 1980 | +1038.7% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| 1979 | +488.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | -0.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.7% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.4% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 169 Isle of Man -0.6% compare
- 170 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba -0.6% compare
- 171 Turks and Caicos Islands -0.6% compare
- 173 Aruba -0.7% compare
- 174 Philippines -0.7% compare
- 175 North Korea -0.7% compare
More population data for Greenland
- 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 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,776 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.1176 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Greenland?
- World population growth in Greenland was -0.7% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2075.
- How does Greenland rank for world population growth?
- Greenland ranks 172nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 158 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.