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Population by world region in Greenland

Greenland: Population by world region was 37,248 people in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
37,248 people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
215th
of 238 countries
All-time high
56,969 people
in 2005
All-time low
1,050 people
in 1000
Years of data
183
1000–2100

Population by world region in Greenland, 1000–2100

020.0k40.0k60.0k100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population by world region in Greenland is 37,248 people, measured in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population by world region in Greenland peaked at 56,969 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,050 people, in 1000.

Greenland ranks 215th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 183 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1,050 people 1,050 people 1,050 people 1
1100s 1,072 people 1,072 people 1,072 people 1
1200s 1,093 people 1,093 people 1,093 people 1
1300s 1,116 people 1,116 people 1,116 people 1
1400s 1,138 people 1,138 people 1,138 people 1
1500s 1,162 people 1,162 people 1,162 people 1
1600s 1,185 people 1,185 people 1,185 people 1
1700s 1,210 people 1,210 people 1,210 people 1
1710s 1,361 people 1,361 people 1,361 people 1
1720s 1,531 people 1,531 people 1,531 people 1
1730s 1,723 people 1,723 people 1,723 people 1
1740s 1,938 people 1,938 people 1,938 people 1
1750s 2,180 people 2,180 people 2,180 people 1
1760s 2,453 people 2,453 people 2,453 people 1
1770s 2,759 people 2,759 people 2,759 people 1
1780s 3,104 people 3,104 people 3,104 people 1
1790s 3,493 people 3,493 people 3,493 people 1
1800s 3,929 people 3,929 people 3,929 people 1
1810s 4,420 people 4,420 people 4,420 people 1
1820s 4,973 people 4,973 people 4,973 people 1
1830s 5,595 people 5,595 people 5,595 people 1
1840s 6,294 people 6,294 people 6,294 people 1
1850s 7,081 people 7,081 people 7,081 people 1
1860s 7,966 people 7,966 people 7,966 people 1
1870s 8,962 people 8,962 people 8,962 people 1
1880s 10,082 people 10,082 people 10,082 people 1
1890s 11,343 people 11,343 people 11,343 people 1
1900s 12,761 people 12,761 people 12,761 people 1
1910s 14,356 people 14,356 people 14,356 people 1
1920s 16,150 people 16,150 people 16,150 people 1
1930s 18,169 people 18,169 people 18,169 people 1
1940s 20,440 people 20,440 people 20,440 people 1
1950s 26,343 people 23,231 people 30,746 people 10
1960s 38,033 people 32,123 people 44,159 people 10
1970s 48,408 people 45,485 people 49,802 people 10
1980s 52,826 people 50,130 people 55,333 people 10
1990s 55,902 people 55,650 people 56,175 people 10
2000s 56,689 people 56,228 people 56,969 people 10
2010s 56,344 people 56,048 people 56,853 people 10
2020s 55,757 people 55,239 people 56,105 people 10
2030s 54,098 people 52,978 people 55,077 people 10
2040s 51,434 people 50,174 people 52,694 people 10
2050s 48,767 people 47,638 people 49,919 people 10
2060s 46,158 people 44,904 people 47,383 people 10
2070s 43,353 people 42,131 people 44,615 people 10
2080s 40,778 people 39,733 people 41,872 people 10
2090s 38,495 people 37,476 people 39,507 people 10
2100s 37,248 people 37,248 people 37,248 people 1

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 212 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,299 people compare
  2. 213 Northern Mariana Islands 41,633 people compare
  3. 214 Turks and Caicos Islands 38,687 people compare
  4. 216 Bermuda 35,691 people compare
  5. 217 American Samoa 32,316 people compare
  6. 218 San Marino 31,183 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Greenland?
Population by world region in Greenland was 37,248 people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 56,969 people in 2005.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,050 people in 1000.
How does Greenland rank for population by world region?
Greenland ranks 215th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.