Greenland Population 1950-2023
Chart and table of Greenland population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Greenland in 2023 is 56,643, a 0.31% increase from 2022.
- The population of Greenland in 2022 was 56,466, a 0.4% increase from 2021.
- The population of Greenland in 2021 was 56,243, a 0.39% increase from 2020.
- The population of Greenland in 2020 was 56,026, a 0.17% increase from 2019.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2023 Population |
| United States |
339,996,563 |
| Japan |
123,294,513 |
| Germany |
83,294,633 |
| United Kingdom |
67,736,802 |
| France |
64,756,584 |
| Italy |
58,870,762 |
| South Korea |
51,784,059 |
| Spain |
47,519,628 |
| Argentina |
45,773,884 |
| Poland |
41,026,067 |
| Canada |
38,781,291 |
| Saudi Arabia |
36,947,025 |
| Australia |
26,439,111 |
| Taiwan |
23,923,276 |
| Chile |
19,629,590 |
| Netherlands |
17,618,299 |
| Belgium |
11,686,140 |
| Sweden |
10,612,086 |
| Greece |
10,341,277 |
| Portugal |
10,247,605 |
| Hungary |
10,156,239 |
| UAE |
9,516,871 |
| Israel |
9,174,520 |
| Austria |
8,958,960 |
| Switzerland |
8,796,669 |
| Hong Kong |
7,491,609 |
| Singapore |
6,014,723 |
| Denmark |
5,910,913 |
| Finland |
5,545,475 |
| Norway |
5,474,360 |
| New Zealand |
5,228,100 |
| Ireland |
5,056,935 |
| Oman |
4,644,384 |
| Panama |
4,468,087 |
| Kuwait |
4,310,108 |
| Croatia |
4,008,617 |
| Uruguay |
3,423,108 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,260,314 |
| Lithuania |
2,718,352 |
| Qatar |
2,716,391 |
| Slovenia |
2,119,675 |
| Latvia |
1,830,211 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,534,937 |
| Bahrain |
1,485,509 |
| Estonia |
1,322,765 |
| Cyprus |
1,260,138 |
| Macao |
704,149 |
| Luxembourg |
654,768 |
| Malta |
535,064 |
| Bahamas |
412,623 |
| Iceland |
375,318 |
| French Polynesia |
308,872 |
| New Caledonia |
292,991 |
| Barbados |
281,995 |
| Curacao |
192,077 |
| Guam |
172,952 |
| Seychelles |
107,660 |
| Aruba |
106,277 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
94,298 |
| Isle of Man |
84,710 |
| Andorra |
80,088 |
| Cayman Islands |
69,310 |
| Bermuda |
64,069 |
| Greenland |
56,643 |
| Faroe Islands |
53,270 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
49,796 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
46,062 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
44,222 |
| Liechtenstein |
39,584 |
| Monaco |
36,297 |
| San Marino |
33,642 |
| Gibraltar |
32,688 |
| British Virgin Islands |
31,538 |
| Palau |
18,058 |
|
Greenland - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
56,643 |
0.31% |
| 2022 |
56,466 |
0.40% |
| 2021 |
56,243 |
0.39% |
| 2020 |
56,026 |
0.17% |
| 2019 |
55,931 |
0.00% |
| 2018 |
55,931 |
0.01% |
| 2017 |
55,928 |
0.02% |
| 2016 |
55,916 |
0.04% |
| 2015 |
55,895 |
-0.10% |
| 2014 |
55,953 |
-0.24% |
| 2013 |
56,089 |
-0.20% |
| 2012 |
56,199 |
-0.16% |
| 2011 |
56,288 |
-0.11% |
| 2010 |
56,351 |
-0.16% |
| 2009 |
56,442 |
-0.24% |
| 2008 |
56,578 |
-0.23% |
| 2007 |
56,708 |
-0.18% |
| 2006 |
56,811 |
-0.13% |
| 2005 |
56,887 |
0.04% |
| 2004 |
56,866 |
0.24% |
| 2003 |
56,728 |
0.29% |
| 2002 |
56,565 |
0.32% |
| 2001 |
56,386 |
0.36% |
| 2000 |
56,184 |
0.14% |
| 1999 |
56,106 |
-0.03% |
| 1998 |
56,123 |
0.09% |
| 1997 |
56,072 |
0.20% |
| 1996 |
55,960 |
0.31% |
| 1995 |
55,788 |
0.16% |
| 1994 |
55,700 |
-0.01% |
| 1993 |
55,708 |
0.04% |
| 1992 |
55,688 |
0.06% |
| 1991 |
55,657 |
0.10% |
| 1990 |
55,599 |
0.54% |
| 1989 |
55,298 |
0.95% |
| 1988 |
54,778 |
0.98% |
| 1987 |
54,248 |
0.97% |
| 1986 |
53,727 |
0.95% |
| 1985 |
53,220 |
1.11% |
| 1984 |
52,638 |
1.26% |
| 1983 |
51,984 |
1.25% |
| 1982 |
51,341 |
1.23% |
| 1981 |
50,719 |
1.22% |
| 1980 |
50,106 |
0.69% |
| 1979 |
49,761 |
0.05% |
| 1978 |
49,734 |
-0.01% |
| 1977 |
49,739 |
0.34% |
| 1976 |
49,569 |
0.85% |
| 1975 |
49,151 |
1.12% |
| 1974 |
48,607 |
1.34% |
| 1973 |
47,965 |
1.52% |
| 1972 |
47,246 |
1.65% |
| 1971 |
46,479 |
2.30% |
| 1970 |
45,434 |
3.01% |
| 1969 |
44,106 |
3.18% |
| 1968 |
42,748 |
3.33% |
| 1967 |
41,369 |
3.56% |
| 1966 |
39,945 |
3.65% |
| 1965 |
38,539 |
3.58% |
| 1964 |
37,208 |
3.59% |
| 1963 |
35,920 |
3.61% |
| 1962 |
34,670 |
3.69% |
| 1961 |
33,435 |
4.08% |
| 1960 |
32,124 |
4.41% |
| 1959 |
30,768 |
4.34% |
| 1958 |
29,488 |
4.17% |
| 1957 |
28,307 |
4.03% |
| 1956 |
27,210 |
3.48% |
| 1955 |
26,295 |
2.89% |
| 1954 |
25,556 |
2.77% |
| 1953 |
24,867 |
2.63% |
| 1952 |
24,229 |
2.66% |
| 1951 |
23,601 |
2.08% |
| 1950 |
23,119 |
0.00% |
