Fertility rate: births per woman in Greenland
Greenland: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.95 live births per woman in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fertility rate: births per woman in Greenland, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Greenland stood at 1.95 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Greenland peaked at 6.79 live births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.95 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Greenland 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.12 live births per woman | 5.64 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.08 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 6.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.62 live births per woman | 2.2 live births per woman | 3.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.37 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 84.06 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 81.43 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 87.08 0-100 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance score 77.87 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Greenland?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Greenland was 1.95 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 live births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Greenland rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Greenland ranks 119th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.