Net migration in Greenland

Net migration to Greenland was -265 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2011.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Greenland, 2025 -265 People
Change from 2024 +6.7% 2024: -284 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 98th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Greenland over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period GreenlandWorld
2025 -265 people 0 people
2024 -284 people 0 people
2023 -318 people 0 people
2022 -323 people 0 people
2021 -324 people 0 people
2020 -328 people 0 people
2019 -308 people 0 people
2018 -330 people 0 people
2017 -350 people 0 people
2016 -342 people 0 people
2015 -315 people 0 people
2014 -702 people 0 people
2013 -653 people 0 people
2012 -553 people 0 people
2011 -244 people 0 people
2010 -46 people 0 people
2009 -562 people 0 people
2008 -522 people 0 people
2007 -505 people 0 people
2006 -480 people 0 people
2005 -476 people 0 people
2004 -311 people 0 people
2003 -295 people 0 people
2002 -313 people 0 people
2001 -282 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +6.7% from -284 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -315 people, the figure has changed by +15.9%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Greenland has the 98th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Greenland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects