Greenland Population Growth Rate 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2023 Population Growth Rate
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 Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate 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%