Population, female in Greenland

Greenland: Population, female was 26,987 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
26,987
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
199th
of 215 countries
All-time high
26,987
in 2025
All-time low
15,875
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Greenland, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Greenland recorded 26,987 for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in Greenland peaked at 26,987 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15,875, in 1960.

That places Greenland 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18,453 15,875 21,090 10
1970s 22,511 21,672 22,865 10
1980s 24,128 22,921 25,315 10
1990s 25,838 25,522 26,090 10
2000s 26,425 26,126 26,617 10
2010s 26,556 26,442 26,727 10
2020s 26,847 26,631 26,987 6

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 196 Cayman Islands 37,781 compare
  2. 197 Bermuda 33,005 compare
  3. 198 Dominica 32,978 compare
  4. 200 Faroe Islands 26,558 compare
  5. 201 Saint Kitts and Nevis 24,488 compare
  6. 202 Turks and Caicos Islands 23,416 compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in Greenland?
Population, female in Greenland was 26,987 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 26,987 in 2025.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 15,875 in 1960.
How does Greenland rank for population, female?
Greenland ranks 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, female rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greenland data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.