Greenland Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Greenland population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Greenland in 2021 is 56,877, a 0.19% increase from 2020.
- The population of Greenland in 2020 was 56,770, a 0.17% increase from 2019.
- The population of Greenland in 2019 was 56,672, a 0.19% increase from 2018.
- The population of Greenland in 2018 was 56,564, a 0.15% increase from 2017.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| United States |
332,915,073 |
| Japan |
126,050,804 |
| Germany |
83,900,473 |
| United Kingdom |
68,207,116 |
| France |
65,426,179 |
| Italy |
60,367,477 |
| South Korea |
51,305,186 |
| Spain |
46,745,216 |
| Argentina |
45,605,826 |
| Canada |
38,067,903 |
| Poland |
37,797,005 |
| Saudi Arabia |
35,340,683 |
| Australia |
25,788,215 |
| Taiwan |
23,855,010 |
| Chile |
19,212,361 |
| Netherlands |
17,173,099 |
| Belgium |
11,632,326 |
| Greece |
10,370,744 |
| Portugal |
10,167,925 |
| Sweden |
10,160,169 |
| UAE |
9,991,089 |
| Hungary |
9,634,164 |
| Austria |
9,043,070 |
| Israel |
8,789,774 |
| Switzerland |
8,715,494 |
| Hong Kong |
7,552,810 |
| Singapore |
5,896,686 |
| Denmark |
5,813,298 |
| Finland |
5,548,360 |
| Norway |
5,465,630 |
| Oman |
5,223,375 |
| Ireland |
4,982,907 |
| New Zealand |
4,860,643 |
| Panama |
4,381,579 |
| Kuwait |
4,328,550 |
| Croatia |
4,081,651 |
| Uruguay |
3,485,151 |
| Qatar |
2,930,528 |
| Puerto Rico |
2,828,255 |
| Lithuania |
2,689,862 |
| Slovenia |
2,078,724 |
| Latvia |
1,866,942 |
| Bahrain |
1,748,296 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1,403,375 |
| Estonia |
1,325,185 |
| Cyprus |
1,215,584 |
| Macao |
658,394 |
| Luxembourg |
634,814 |
| Malta |
442,784 |
| Bahamas |
396,913 |
| Iceland |
343,353 |
| New Caledonia |
288,218 |
| Barbados |
287,711 |
| French Polynesia |
282,530 |
| Channel Islands |
175,245 |
| Guam |
170,179 |
| Curacao |
164,798 |
| Aruba |
107,204 |
| Seychelles |
98,908 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
98,731 |
| Isle of Man |
85,410 |
| Andorra |
77,355 |
| Cayman Islands |
66,497 |
| Bermuda |
62,090 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
57,917 |
| Greenland |
56,877 |
| Faroe Islands |
49,049 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
43,412 |
| Monaco |
39,511 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
39,231 |
| Liechtenstein |
38,250 |
| San Marino |
34,017 |
| Gibraltar |
33,698 |
| British Virgin Islands |
30,421 |
| Palau |
18,169 |
|
Greenland - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
56,877 |
0.19% |
| 2020 |
56,770 |
0.17% |
| 2019 |
56,672 |
0.19% |
| 2018 |
56,564 |
0.15% |
| 2017 |
56,481 |
0.12% |
| 2016 |
56,412 |
0.06% |
| 2015 |
56,377 |
-0.01% |
| 2014 |
56,381 |
-0.06% |
| 2013 |
56,414 |
-0.10% |
| 2012 |
56,470 |
-0.14% |
| 2011 |
56,552 |
-0.15% |
| 2010 |
56,638 |
-0.16% |
| 2009 |
56,728 |
-0.20% |
| 2008 |
56,841 |
-0.15% |
| 2007 |
56,927 |
-0.08% |
| 2006 |
56,971 |
0.04% |
| 2005 |
56,951 |
0.16% |
| 2004 |
56,861 |
0.27% |
| 2003 |
56,708 |
0.34% |
| 2002 |
56,518 |
0.34% |
| 2001 |
56,327 |
0.27% |
| 2000 |
56,175 |
0.23% |
| 1999 |
56,046 |
0.18% |
| 1998 |
55,948 |
0.12% |
| 1997 |
55,881 |
0.08% |
| 1996 |
55,837 |
0.05% |
| 1995 |
55,811 |
-0.01% |
| 1994 |
55,815 |
-0.06% |
| 1993 |
55,848 |
-0.02% |
| 1992 |
55,861 |
0.13% |
| 1991 |
55,789 |
0.33% |
| 1990 |
55,604 |
0.56% |
| 1989 |
55,295 |
0.76% |
| 1988 |
54,878 |
0.93% |
| 1987 |
54,373 |
1.07% |
| 1986 |
53,797 |
1.14% |
| 1985 |
53,190 |
1.25% |
| 1984 |
52,534 |
1.36% |
| 1983 |
51,829 |
1.31% |
| 1982 |
51,157 |
1.13% |
| 1981 |
50,584 |
0.81% |
| 1980 |
50,179 |
0.47% |
| 1979 |
49,946 |
0.17% |
| 1978 |
49,860 |
0.03% |
| 1977 |
49,844 |
0.13% |
| 1976 |
49,780 |
0.39% |
| 1975 |
49,586 |
0.71% |
| 1974 |
49,234 |
1.02% |
| 1973 |
48,738 |
1.37% |
| 1972 |
48,077 |
1.89% |
| 1971 |
47,186 |
2.41% |
| 1970 |
46,074 |
3.08% |
| 1969 |
44,699 |
3.72% |
| 1968 |
43,097 |
4.20% |
| 1967 |
41,361 |
4.42% |
| 1966 |
39,610 |
4.34% |
| 1965 |
37,964 |
4.17% |
| 1964 |
36,445 |
4.00% |
| 1963 |
35,043 |
3.89% |
| 1962 |
33,730 |
3.88% |
| 1961 |
32,471 |
3.94% |
| 1960 |
31,239 |
4.07% |
| 1959 |
30,017 |
4.05% |
| 1958 |
28,850 |
4.04% |
| 1957 |
27,731 |
3.79% |
| 1956 |
26,718 |
3.37% |
| 1955 |
25,846 |
3.00% |
| 1954 |
25,093 |
2.55% |
| 1953 |
24,469 |
2.22% |
| 1952 |
23,938 |
1.98% |
| 1951 |
23,473 |
2.07% |
| 1950 |
22,996 |
0.00% |
