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This is a demography of the population of Greenland including population density, ethnicity, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Populations

{{as of|2023|1|1}} the resident population of Greenland was estimated at 56,609, an increase of 47 (0.08%) compared to the corresponding figure the previous year.WEB, PxWeb - Select table,weblink 2023-10-09, bank.stat.gl, {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"|+ Population by municipalityon 1 January 2022! Municipality !! Population !! % of total !! Annual change

Sermersooq	>		| {{Increase}} +287 (+1.2%)

Avannaata	>		| {{Increase}} +12 (+0.1%)

Qeqqata	>		| {{Decrease}} −66 (−0.7%)

Kujalleq	>		| {{Decrease}} −87 (−1.4%)

Qeqertalik	>		| {{Decrease}} −98 (−1.6%)

Values do not sum to 100% because there were 63 inhabitants not in any of the five municipalities. Nuuk is the most populous locality in Greenland with 19,604 inhabitants, which is nearly 35% of Greenland's total population.

Vital statistics

United nations. Demographic YearbooksWEB,weblink Grønlands Statistik, stat.gl, {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"! width="70pt"|Year! width="70pt"|Average population! width="70pt"|Live births! width="70pt"|Deaths! width="70pt"|Natural change! width="70pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)! width="70pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000)! width="70pt"|Natural change (per 1000)! width="70pt"|Total fertility rate! width="70pt"|Infant mortality rate| 1900| 12,000

	| 110		|9.4||

| 1901| 12,000

	| 160		|13.4||

| 1902| 12,000

	| 167		|13.9||

| 1903| 12,000

	| 101		|8.3||

| 1904| 12,000

	| 252		|20.5||

| 1905| 13,000

	| 195		|15.6||

| 1906| 13,000

	| 127		|10.1||

| 1907| 13,000

	| 114		|8.9||

| 1908| 13,000

	| 165		|12.8||

| 1909| 13,000

	| 116		|8.9||

| 1910| 13,000

	| 89		|6.7||

| 1911| 13,000

	| 15		|1.1||

| 1912| 14,000

	| 93		|6.9||

| 1913| 14,000

	| 202		|14.9||

| 1914| 14,000

	| 73		|5.3||

| 1915| 14,000

	| 117		|8.5||

| 1916| 14,000

	| 98		|7.1||

| 1917| 14,000

	| 235		|16.9||

| 1918| 14,000

	| 222		|15.9||

| 1919| 14,000

	|−104		|−7.4||

| 1920| 14,000

	| 140		|9.9||

| 1921| 14,000

	| 45		|3.1||

| 1922| 15,000

	| 149		|10.2||

| 1923| 15,000

	| 237		|16.0||

| 1924| 15,000

	| 154		|10.2||

| 1925| 15,000

	| 78		|5.1||

| 1926| 16,000

	| 279		|17.9||

| 1927| 16,000

	| 293		|18.4||

| 1928| 16,000

	| 314		|19.4||

| 1929| 17,000

	| 390		|23.6||

| 1930| 17,000

	| 385		|22.9||

| 1931| 17,000

	| 348		|20.6||

| 1932| 17,000

	| 103		|6.2||

| 1933| 17,000

	| 406		|23.8||

| 1934| 17,000

	| 304		|17.5||

| 1935| 18,000

	|−22		|−1.3||

| 1936| 18,000

	|−71		|−4.0||

| 1937| 18,000

	| 293		|16.5||

| 1938| 18,000

	| 356		|19.7||

| 1939| 18,000

	| 82		|4.5||

| 1940| 19,000

	| 517		|27.8||

| 1941| 19,000

	| 451		|23.6||

| 1942| 20,000

	| 456		|23.3||

| 1943| 20,000

	| 367		|18.4||

| 1944| 20,000

	| 420		|20.6||

| 1945| 21,000

	| 410		|19.8||

| 1946| 21,000

	| 504		|23.9||

| 1947| 22,000

	| 463		|21.4||

| 1948| 22,000

	| 384		|17.6	5.695|

| 1949| 22,000

	| 91		|4.1	6.045|

| 1950| 23,000

	| 590		|26.1	6.930|

| 1951| 23,000

	| 449		|19.3	5.770|

| 1952| 24,000

	| 559		|23.3	5.960|

| 1953| 25,000

	| 711		|28.8	6.150|

| 1954| 26,000

	| 748		|29.2	6.310|

| 1955| 27,000

	| 859		|32.3	6.605|

| 1956| 27,000

	| 942		|34.4	6.670|

| 1957| 29,000

	|1,024		|35.8	6.925|

| 1958| 30,000

	|1,120		|37.5	6.815|

| 1959| 31,000

	|1,206		|38.5	7.145|

| 1960| 33,000

	|1,330		|40.7	7.245|

| 1961| 34,000

	|1,352		|40.1	7.310|

| 1962| 35,000

	|1,249		|35.8	7.085|

| 1963| 36,000

	|1,392		|38.5	7.035|

| 1964| 38,000

	|1,468		|38.7	7.270|

| 1965| 39,000

	|1,401		|35.7	6.960|

| 1966| 41,000

	|1,452		|35.5	6.995|

| 1967| 43,000

	|1,371		|32.0	6.395|

| 1968| 45,000

	|1,243		|27.8	5.845|

| 1969| 46,000

	| 999		|21.7	4.580|

| 1970| 46,000

	| 861		|18.6	3.900|

| 1971| 47,000

	| 739		|15.7	3.245|

| 1972| 48,000

	| 653		|13.5	2.770|

| 1973| 49,000

	| 601		|12.3	2.690|36.2

| 1974| 50,000

	| 534		|10.8	2.300|28.9

| 1975| 50,000

	| 502		|11.2	2.345|36.8

| 1976| 50,000

	| 511		|10.3	2.255|32.6

| 1977| 49,000

	| 545		|11.4	2.349|42.5

| 1978| 49,000

	| 561		|11.3	2.197|26.4

| 1979| 50,000

	| 507		|10.0	2.187|37.8

| 1980| 50,000

	| 654		|12.8	2.435|31.9

| 1981| 51,000

	| 675		|13.1	2.332|31.3

| 1982| 52,000

	| 644		|12.4	2.236|37.1

| 1983| 52,000

	| 561		|10.6|2.054|37.2

| 1984| 53,000

	| 615		|11.7	2.107|28.5

| 1985| 53,000

	| 717		|13.2	2.241|24.3

| 1986| 54,000

	| 610		|11.4|2.044|22.7

| 1987| 54,000

	| 659		|12.2|2.083|26.3

| 1988| 55,000

	| 781		|14.3	2.317|16.5

| 1989| 55,000

	| 755		|13.7	2.299|21.5

| 1990| 56,000

	| 791		|14.2	2.444|32.6

| 1991| 56,000

	| 734		|13.2	2.421|34.4

| 1992| 55,000

	| 796		|14.4	2.607|12.9

| 1993| 55,000

	| 748		|13.5	2.578|26.3

| 1994| 56,000

	| 694		|12.5	2.527|22.8

| 1995| 56,000

	| 621		|11.1	2.512|20.9

| 1996| 56,000

	| 607		|10.9	2.493|22.8

| 1997| 56,000

	| 603		|10.8	2.690|18.3

| 1998| 56,000

	| 523		|9.3	2.457|20.4

| 1999| 56,000

	| 466		|8.3	2.415|16.9

| 2000| 56,000

	| 429		|7.7	2.329|18.2

| 2001| 56,000

	| 476		|8.5	2.510|10.6

| 2002| 57,000

	| 508		|9.1	2.566|13.6

| 2003| 57,000

	| 468		|8.2	2.372|8.0

| 2004| 57,000

	| 413		|7.2	2.415|13.5

| 2005| 57,000

	| 421		|7.4	2.377|7.9

| 2006| 57,000

	| 402		|7.1	2.256|16.6

| 2007| 57,000

	| 401		|7.2	2.299|10.6

| 2008| 56,000

	| 406		|7.3	2.247|9.6

| 2009| 56,000

	| 458		|8.2	2.359|4.5

| 2010| 56,000

	| 365		|6.5	2.195|8.1

| 2011| 57,000

	| 345		|6.1	2.117|11.0

| 2012| 57,000

	| 327		|5.8|2.019|8.9

| 2013| 56,000

	| 376		|6.7|2.077|8.5

| 2014| 56,000

	| 344		|6.2|2.037|7.5

| 2015| 56,000

	| 382		|6.8	2.132|10.5

| 2016| 56,000

	| 343		|6.1|2.063|7.2

| 2017| 56,000

	| 354		|6.3	2.127|7.0

| 2018| 56,000

	| 332		|5.9|2.025|7.3

| 2019| 56,000

	| 301		|5.4	2.117|11.8

| 2020| 56,000

	| 315		|5.6	2.115|8.4

| 2021| 56,000

	| 230		|4.1|1.820|14.5

| 2022| 57,000

	|223		|3.9|1.815|12.0

| 2023| 57,000

	|182		|3.3	|12.6

Structure of the population

{{Hidden begin ARCHIVE-URL = HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20040921002557/HTTP://UNSTATS.UN.ORG/UNSD/DEMOGRAPHIC/PRODUCTS/DYB/DYB2.HTM TITLE = UNITED NATIONS STATISTICS DIVISION - DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL STATISTICS, |titlestyle = background:#EEBC35;}}{| class="wikitable"! width="80pt"|Age Group! width="80pt"|Male! width="80pt"|Female! width="80pt"|Total! width="80pt"|%

Total	29 867	26 616	56 483	100

0–4	2 142	1 930	4 072	7.21

5–9	2 004	1 942	3 946	6.99

10–14	2 088	2 022	4 110	7.28

15–19	2 130	2 111	4 241	7.51

20–24	2 350	2 283	4 633	8.20

25–29	2 159	2 081	4 240	7.51

30–34	1 954	1 864	3 818	6.76

35–39	1 730	1 440	3 170	5.61

40–44	2 008	1 690	3 698	6.55

45–49	2 980	2 537	5 517	9.77

50–54	2 599	2 123	4 722	8.36

55–59	2 092	1 546	3 638	6.44

60–64	1 425	1 036	2 461	4.36

65–69	1 071	731	1 802	3.19

70–74	629	594	1 223	2.17

75–79	319	365	684	1.21

80–84	143	229	372	0.66

85–89	39	80	119	0.21

90–94	4	10	14	0.02

95–99	1	2	3