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Urban and rural population 2050 in Greenland

Greenland: Urban and rural population 2050 was 3,119 in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3,119
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
207th
of 238 countries
All-time high
13,440
in 1961
All-time low
1,051
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050

Urban and rural population 2050 in Greenland, 1000–2050

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k100015252050

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Greenland recorded 3,119 for urban and rural population 2050 in 2050.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050 in Greenland peaked at 13,440 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,051, in 1000.

That places Greenland 207th out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1,051 1,051 1,051 1
1100s 1,072 1,072 1,072 1
1200s 1,094 1,094 1,094 1
1300s 1,116 1,116 1,116 1
1400s 1,139 1,139 1,139 1
1500s 1,162 1,162 1,162 1
1600s 1,184 1,184 1,184 1
1700s 1,204 1,204 1,204 1
1710s 1,353 1,353 1,353 1
1720s 1,520 1,520 1,520 1
1730s 1,708 1,708 1,708 1
1740s 1,918 1,918 1,918 1
1750s 2,153 2,153 2,153 1
1760s 2,416 2,416 2,416 1
1770s 2,709 2,709 2,709 1
1780s 3,036 3,036 3,036 1
1790s 3,401 3,401 3,401 1
1800s 3,805 3,805 3,805 1
1810s 4,252 4,252 4,252 1
1820s 4,746 4,746 4,746 1
1830s 5,288 5,288 5,288 1
1840s 5,880 5,880 5,880 1
1850s 6,521 6,521 6,521 1
1860s 7,210 7,210 7,210 1
1870s 7,941 7,941 7,941 1
1880s 8,704 8,704 8,704 1
1890s 9,482 9,482 9,482 1
1900s 10,248 10,248 10,248 1
1910s 10,964 10,964 10,964 1
1920s 11,571 11,571 11,571 1
1930s 11,986 11,986 11,986 1
1940s 12,094 12,094 12,094 1
1950s 12,531 11,837 13,238 10
1960s 12,488 11,890 13,440 10
1970s 12,416 12,031 12,625 10
1980s 11,487 11,166 11,831 10
1990s 10,774 10,572 11,141 10
2000s 9,834 9,125 10,426 10
2010s 8,048 7,279 8,901 10
2020s 6,446 5,760 7,131 10
2030s 4,956 4,328 5,609 10
2040s 3,679 3,207 4,199 10
2050s 3,119 3,119 3,119 1

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 204 Tokelau 3,821 compare
  2. 205 Mayotte 3,743 compare
  3. 206 Montserrat 3,360 compare
  4. 208 Marshall Islands 2,941 compare
  5. 209 Reunion 2,841 compare
  6. 210 Saint Helena 2,711 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban and rural population 2050 in Greenland?
Urban and rural population 2050 in Greenland was 3,119 in 2050, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 13,440 in 1961.
What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,051 in 1000.
How does Greenland rank for urban and rural population 2050?
Greenland ranks 207th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
Is urban and rural population 2050 rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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