Population growth in Greenland
The population of Greenland changed by -0.01% in 2025.
Greenland, 2025
-0.01%
Change from 2024
+0.04percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
169th of 217
Population growth in Greenland over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greenland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.01% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | -0.05% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 0.36% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 0.01% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 0.51% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 0.25% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 0.36% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | -0.27% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | -0.02% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 0.13% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | -0.32% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | -0.33% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | -0.58% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | -0.14% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 0.63% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 0.37% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | -0.01% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | -0.40% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | -0.39% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | -0.28% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 0.07% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 0.26% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 0.28% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 0.38% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.34% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.04 percentage points from -0.05% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.32%, the figure has changed by +0.31 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Greenland has the 169th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Greenland
All statistics for Greenland
Population
56,831 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-265 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
55,922 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
34.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.95 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.14%
2023 · UN Population Division