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Population in Greenland

Population in Greenland was 56,831 in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 199th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

2025, persons56,831
Change on 2024-0%
Rank199th of 215Countries ranked
Series high56,9352005
Series low32,5001960

Population in Greenland, 1960 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

30K35K40K45K50K55K60K196019701980199020002010202020251960: 32,500 persons1961: 33,700 persons1962: 35,000 persons1963: 36,400 persons1964: 37,600 persons1965: 39,200 persons1966: 40,500 persons1967: 41,900 persons1968: 43,400 persons1969: 44,900 persons1970: 46,400 persons1971: 47,200 persons1972: 48,300 persons1973: 49,000 persons1974: 49,500 persons1975: 49,600 persons1976: 49,700 persons1977: 49,400 persons1978: 49,200 persons1979: 49,600 persons1980: 50,200 persons1981: 51,000 persons1982: 51,500 persons1983: 52,100 persons1984: 52,700 persons1985: 53,200 persons1986: 53,500 persons1987: 54,100 persons1988: 54,800 persons1989: 55,300 persons1990: 55,600 persons1991: 55,500 persons1992: 55,300 persons1993: 55,200 persons1994: 55,500 persons1995: 55,800 persons1996: 55,900 persons1997: 56,000 persons1998: 56,100 persons1999: 56,100 persons2000: 56,185 persons2001: 56,379 persons2002: 56,595 persons2003: 56,751 persons2004: 56,898 persons2005: 56,935 persons2006: 56,775 persons2007: 56,555 persons2008: 56,328 persons2009: 56,323 persons2010: 56,534 persons2011: 56,890 persons2012: 56,810 persons2013: 56,483 persons2014: 56,295 persons2015: 56,114 persons2016: 56,186 persons2017: 56,172 persons2018: 56,023 persons2019: 56,225 persons2020: 56,367 persons2021: 56,653 persons2022: 56,661 persons2023: 56,865 persons2024: 56,836 persons2025: 56,831 persons
persons. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Periodpersons
202556,831
202456,836
202356,865
202256,661
202156,653
202056,367
201956,225
201856,023
201756,172
201656,186
201556,114
201456,295
201356,483
201256,810
201156,890
201056,534
200956,323
200856,328
200756,555
200656,775
200556,935
200456,898
200356,751
200256,595
200156,379
200056,185
199956,100
199856,100
199756,000
199655,900
199555,800
199455,500
199355,200
199255,300
199155,500
199055,600
198955,300
198854,800
198754,100
198653,500
198553,200
198452,700
198352,100
198251,500
198151,000
198050,200
197949,600
197849,200
197749,400
197649,700
197549,600
197449,500
197349,000
197248,300
197147,200
197046,400
196944,900
196843,400
196741,900
196640,500
196539,200
196437,600
196336,400
196235,000
196133,700
196032,500

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the population in Greenland?

Population in Greenland was 56,831 in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 199th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest population in Greenland?

56,935 in 2005, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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