Greenland People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

57,799 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Greenlander(s)

adjective: Greenlandic

Ethnic groups

Greenlandic 89.5%, Danish 7.5%, other Nordic peoples 1.1%, and other 1.9% (2020 est.)

note: data represent population by country of birth

Languages

Greenlandic (West Greenlandic or Kalaallisut is the official language), Danish, English

Religions

Evangelical Lutheran, traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs

Age structure

0-14 years: 20.82% (male 6,079/female 5,916)

15-24 years: 14.45% (male 4,186/female 4,137)

25-54 years: 39.72% (male 11,962/female 10,921)

55-64 years: 14.66% (male 4,561/female 3,886)

65 years and over: 10.36% (male 3,170/female 2,798) (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 34.3 years

male: 35.1 years

female: 33.4 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.01% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

13.88 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

8.88 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-5.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

settlement concentrated on the southwest shoreline, with limited settlements scattered along the remaining coast; interior is uninhabited

Urbanization

urban population: 87.5% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

18,000 NUUK (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.17 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.13 male(s)/female

total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 8.9 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 10.43 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 7.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.71 years

male: 70.99 years

female: 76.56 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.92 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Physicians density

1.87 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital bed density

14 beds/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 100% (2015)

NOTE: The information regarding Greenland on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Greenland 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Greenland 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.