Share of population urban in Greenland
Greenland: Share of population urban was 88.57 in 2025. β² Rising
Share of population urban in Greenland, 1950β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population urban in Greenland is 88.57, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Greenland peaked at 88.57 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49, in 1950.
Greenland ranks 44th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.15 | 49 | 56.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.66 | 58.25 | 72.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.32 | 73.09 | 75.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.21 | 76.39 | 79.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.72 | 79.97 | 81.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.64 | 81.45 | 83.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.72 | 84.28 | 87.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.93 | 87.28 | 88.57 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More population data for Greenland
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.65 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,776 (2100)
- Population density 0.0907 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.65 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.71 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.71 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.71 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.4256 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.95 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Greenland?
- Share of population urban in Greenland was 88.57 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.57 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for share of population urban?
- Greenland ranks 44th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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