What is population, total in Greenland?

Population, total in Greenland was 56,831 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest population, total recorded in Greenland?

The highest recorded value was 56,935 in 2005.

What is the lowest population, total recorded in Greenland?

The lowest recorded value was 32,500 in 1960.

How does Greenland rank for population, total?

Greenland ranks 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is population, total rising or falling in Greenland?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, total in Greenland

Name: Population, total in Greenland
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Greenland: Population, total was 56,831 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

56,831

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

199th

of 215 countries

All-time high

56,935

in 2005

All-time low

32,500

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population, total in Greenland, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, population, total in Greenland stood at 56,831.

The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total in Greenland peaked at 56,935 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32,500, 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	38,510	32,500	44,900	10
1970s	48,790	46,400	49,700	10
1980s	52,840	50,200	55,300	10
1990s	55,700	55,200	56,100	10
2000s	56,572	56,185	56,935	10
2010s	56,373	56,023	56,890	10
2020s	56,702	56,367	56,865	6

Countries ranked near Greenland

196 Cayman Islands 75,844 compare
197 Dominica 65,871 compare
198 Bermuda 64,555 compare
200 Faroe Islands 54,900 compare
201 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,922 compare
202 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,855 compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More climate change data for Greenland

Population growth -0.0% (2025)
Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
Urban population 50,337 (2025)
Urban population 88.6% (2025)
Terrestrial protected areas 41.9% (2025)
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 22.6% (2025)
Marine protected areas 4.2% (2025)

All data for Greenland →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, total in Greenland?: Population, total in Greenland was 56,831 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest population, total recorded in Greenland?: The highest recorded value was 56,935 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, total recorded in Greenland?: The lowest recorded value was 32,500 in 1960.
How does Greenland rank for population, total?: Greenland ranks 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, total rising or falling in Greenland?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.