Greenland Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Greenland rural population for 2023 was 6,858, a 1.38% decline from 2022.
  • Greenland rural population for 2022 was 6,954, a 1.75% decline from 2021.
  • Greenland rural population for 2021 was 7,078, a 1.27% decline from 2020.
  • Greenland rural population for 2020 was 7,169, a 1.52% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
Greenland Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 6,858 12.06 -1.39%
2022 6,954 12.27 -1.77%
2021 7,078 12.49 -1.28%
2020 7,169 12.72 -1.54%
2019 7,280 12.95 -1.45%
2018 7,386 13.18 -2.09%
2017 7,542 13.43 -1.85%
2016 7,683 13.67 -1.72%
2015 7,816 13.93 -2.16%
2014 7,987 14.19 -2.16%
2013 8,161 14.45 -2.98%
2012 8,408 14.80 -3.10%
2011 8,673 15.25 -2.44%
2010 8,887 15.62 -0.85%
2009 8,963 15.91 -1.87%
2008 9,132 16.21 -2.27%
2007 9,342 16.52 -2.24%
2006 9,554 16.83 -2.13%
2005 9,760 17.14 -1.57%
2004 9,914 17.42 -1.12%
2003 10,026 17.66 -1.09%
2002 10,136 17.91 -0.90%
2001 10,228 18.15 -1.10%
2000 10,341 18.40 -0.49%
1999 10,392 18.52 -0.67%
1998 10,462 18.65 -0.49%
1997 10,513 18.77 -0.49%
1996 10,565 18.90 -0.87%
1995 10,657 19.10 -0.50%
1994 10,710 19.30 -0.48%
1993 10,762 19.50 -1.22%
1992 10,894 19.70 -1.71%
1991 11,082 19.97 -1.84%
1990 11,288 20.30 -1.11%
1989 11,414 20.64 -0.74%
1988 11,499 20.98 -0.36%
1987 11,541 21.33 -0.51%
1986 11,600 21.68 -1.07%
1985 11,725 22.04 -0.67%
1984 11,804 22.40 -0.47%
1983 11,860 22.76 -0.44%
1982 11,912 23.13 -0.63%
1981 11,987 23.50 0.00%
1980 11,987 23.88 -0.38%
1979 12,033 24.26 -0.76%
1978 12,125 24.65 -1.98%
1977 12,367 25.03 -1.95%
1976 12,611 25.38 -0.73%
1975 12,703 25.61 -0.72%
1974 12,795 25.85 0.10%
1973 12,782 26.09 0.53%
1972 12,715 26.33 1.39%
1971 12,540 26.57 -0.85%
1970 12,647 27.26 -1.24%
1969 12,805 28.52 -1.04%
1968 12,939 29.81 -0.86%
1967 13,051 31.15 -0.88%
1966 13,166 32.51 -1.07%
1965 13,308 33.95 -0.20%
1964 13,335 35.47 -1.04%
1963 13,474 37.02 -0.25%
1962 13,508 38.59 -0.27%
1961 13,545 40.19 0.51%
1960 13,476 41.47 %