GREENLAND
Population

Cities in GREENLAND

Nuuk

Population

Approximately 57,713 people live in Greenland (2017). The population density is the lowest in the world. Approximately 88% of the population belongs to the Inuit, the original inhabitants of Greenland. The name Eskimo is not used by the Greenlandic people. Many are also of mixed Inuit-Danish descent. The rest of the inhabitants are mostly Europeans, especially, of course, many Danes (approx. 8,000). 36% of the population is under the age of 25. The capital Nuuk had 17,000 inhabitants in 2017. Sisimiut is the second largest town in Greenland with about 5,500 inhabitants.

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Sources

Stadler, H. / Groenland
ECI

Swaney, D. / Iceland, Greenland & Faroe Islands
Lonely Planet

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

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