GREENLAND
Population

Cities in GREENLAND

Nuuk

Population

Approximately 57,750 people live in Greenland (2024). 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). 20.4% of the population is under the age of 25. The capital Nuuk had 18,000 inhabitants in 2017. Sisimiut is the second largest town in Greenland with about 5,500 inhabitants.

Demographic data

• The natural population growth rate is -0.05%. (2024)
• Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 13.5 (2024)
• Death rate per 1000 inhabitants is 9.2 (2024)
• Life expectancy is 74.5 years. (men 71,8 and women 77.3 years (2024)

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Sources

Stadler, H. / Groenland
ECI

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

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated March 2025
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