57,777 (2023 est.)
noun: Greenlander(s)
adjective: Greenlandic
Greenlandic 88.1%, Danish 7.1%, Filipino 1.6%, other Nordic peoples 0.9%, and other 2.3% (2024 est.)
note: data represent population by country of birth
Greenlandic (West Greenlandic or Kalaallisut is the official language; Tunumiisut (East Greenlandic) and Inuktun (Polar Inuit Greenlandic) are two other native languages, considered dialects of Kalaallisut, spoken by approximately 10% of Greenlanders), Danish, English
Evangelical Lutheran, traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs
0-14 years: 20.46% (male 5,992/female 5,827)
15-64 years: 67.66% (male 20,271/female 18,820)
65 years and over: 11.89% (2023 est.) (male 3,641/female 3,226)
2023 population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio: 43.6
youth dependency ratio: 30
elderly dependency ratio: 13.6
potential support ratio: 7.4 (2021)
total: 35 years (2023 est.)
male: 35.7 years
female: 34.4 years
-0.04% (2023 est.)
13.7 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
-5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
settlement concentrated on the southwest shoreline, with limited settlements scattered along the remaining coast; interior is uninhabited
urban population: 87.9% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
18,000 NUUK (capital) (2018)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.13 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
total: 8.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
male: 10.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7 deaths/1,000 live births
total population: 74.3 years (2023 est.)
male: 71.6 years
female: 77.1 years
1.9 children born/woman (2023 est.)
0.92 (2023 est.)
N/A
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 (2020 est.)
N/A
1.87 physicians/1,000 population (2016)
14 beds/1,000 population (2016)
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 (2020 est.)
N/A
39.4% (2023 est.)
10.2% of GDP (2019 est.)
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 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Greenland 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Greenland 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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