Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Greenland
Greenland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 49,376 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Greenland, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 49,376 people for number of people living in urban and rural areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Greenland peaked at 49,376 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,372 people, in 1950.
Greenland ranks 198th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 13,791 people | 11,372 people | 17,489 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 25,524 people | 18,701 people | 32,041 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 35,972 people | 33,229 people | 37,751 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,321 people | 38,280 people | 44,110 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,109 people | 44,489 people | 45,558 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,834 people | 45,782 people | 47,397 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,274 people | 47,713 people | 48,805 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,185 people | 48,949 people | 49,376 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 195 Bermuda 64,554 people compare
- 196 Seychelles 60,392 people compare
- 197 Saint Lucia 52,417 people compare
- 199 Dominica 48,736 people compare
- 200 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 47,945 people compare
- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 44,229 people compare
More population data for Greenland
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,776 people (2100)
- Population density 0.0907 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.87 children per women (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 36.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas in Greenland?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Greenland was 49,376 people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 49,376 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,372 people in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Greenland ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.