Share urban and rural population in Greenland
Greenland: Share urban and rural population was 88.57 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
88.57
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
46th
of 236 countries
All-time high
88.57
in 2025
All-time low
49
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share urban and rural population in Greenland, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 88.57 for share urban and rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share urban and rural population in Greenland peaked at 88.57 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49, in 1950.
Greenland ranks 46th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Share urban and rural population in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49 | — |
| 1951 | 49.24 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 49.7 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 50.34 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 51.14 | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 52.09 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 53.16 | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 54.34 | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 55.6 | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 56.92 | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 58.25 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 59.78 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 61.97 | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 64.55 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 67.06 | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 69 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 70.25 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 71.17 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 71.96 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 72.59 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 73.09 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 73.46 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 73.73 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 73.94 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 74.12 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 74.32 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 74.58 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 74.94 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 75.19 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 75.83 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 76.39 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 76.77 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 77.13 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 77.51 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 78 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 78.51 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 79.1 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 79.42 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 79.54 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 79.74 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 79.97 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 80.17 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 80.3 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 80.47 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.79 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 81.06 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.07 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 81.07 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.12 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 81.17 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.45 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.79 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 82.08 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 82.35 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.56 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.69 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.85 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.2 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.62 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.86 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 84.28 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.53 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.89 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.37 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.68 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.05 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.23 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.39 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.73 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.02 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.28 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.55 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.8 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.06 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.32 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 88.57 | +0.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 88.57 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.33, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 88.57 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.64, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
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 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 growth rate -0.65 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share urban and rural population in Greenland?
- Share urban and rural population in Greenland was 88.57 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share urban and rural population recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.57 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share urban and rural population recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for share urban and rural population?
- Greenland ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share urban and rural population 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 urban and rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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