Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Greenland
Greenland: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre was 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0163 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
203rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0393 units per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0163 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Greenland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Greenland is 0.0163 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Greenland peaked at 0.0393 units per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0163 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Greenland ranks 203rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Greenland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0345 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0323 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0313 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0242 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.024 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0232 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0163 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.08 units per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0163 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.65 units per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | 0.0393 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.03 units per square kilometre | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.024 units per square kilometre | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 200 Libya 0.5039 units per square kilometre compare
- 201 Australia 0.4303 units per square kilometre compare
- 202 Iceland 0.2248 units per square kilometre compare
- 204 Macao 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Bahrain 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Bermuda 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Cayman Islands 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Gibraltar 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Hong Kong 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Kuwait 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Saint Martin (French part) 0 units per square kilometre
- 205 Monaco 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Nauru 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Singapore 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 units per square kilometre
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)
- World population growth -0.7% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Greenland?
- Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Greenland was 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0393 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0163 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Greenland rank for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
- Greenland ranks 203rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.