Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita was 0.1121 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Greenland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Greenland is 0.1121 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Greenland peaked at 0.4124 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1121 units per person, in 2025.
That places Greenland 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4124 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3988 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3764 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3497 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.326 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.305 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2936 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2848 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2764 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2694 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2637 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2615 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2571 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2552 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2542 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2545 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2537 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2524 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2509 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2426 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2357 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.231 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.228 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2243 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2196 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2149 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.21 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2064 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2046 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2027 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2004 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.199 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1986 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1973 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1929 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1896 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1897 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1896 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.189 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1885 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1856 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1822 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1792 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1765 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1744 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1731 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1719 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1686 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1648 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.162 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1574 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1546 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.151 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1464 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1429 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1393 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1374 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1358 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1329 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1295 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1265 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1232 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1205 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1174 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1148 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1121 units per person | -2.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.1121 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1867 units per person, 60% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.1121 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3035 units per person, 37% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3293 units per person | 0.2694 units per person | 0.4124 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2546 units per person | 0.2426 units per person | 0.2637 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2177 units per person | 0.2027 units per person | 0.2357 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1935 units per person | 0.1885 units per person | 0.2004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1738 units per person | 0.162 units per person | 0.1856 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1427 units per person | 0.1295 units per person | 0.1574 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1191 units per person | 0.1121 units per person | 0.1265 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More population data for Greenland
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7286 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6084 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,776 people (2100)
- Population density 0.0907 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Greenland?
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Greenland was 0.1121 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4124 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1121 units per person in 2025.
- How does Greenland rank for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban and rural population 2050, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.