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All indicators of the Macroscope base for Greenland, with sources. Below: what past UN and IMF releases projected and what actually happened.

Population
55.9k
persons, 1 July, 2023
Births
0.79k
births per year, 2023
Total fertility rate
1.95
children per woman, 2023
International migrants, share
10.4
% of population, 2024
Internet users
69.5
% of population, 2017
GDP per capita, PPP
71,038
constant 2021 international $, 2023
Electricity demand per person
10,745
kWh per person a year, 2024

What the data shows

Computed with the same code as the observations under the main chart and in the API (get_insights). Moving together in time does not prove a cause.

How the indicators changed

  • Fertility (TFR): 5.64 in 1950 → 1.95 in 2023 (−65%). Peak: 6.79 in 1962; the latest value is 71% lower. Threshold: below 2.1 since 2011. The trend broke around 1964 and 1973: +0.08 → −0.5 → −0.01 a year.
  • Births: 0.96k in 1950 → 0.79k in 2023 (−18%). Peak: 1.62k in 1964; the latest value is 51% lower. The trend broke around 1965 and 1971: +0.05k → −0.1k → 0k a year.
  • Population: 23.2k in 1950 → 55.9k in 2023 (+141%). The trend broke around 1972 and 1992: +1.19k → +0.46k → 0k a year.
  • Internet: 0% in 1990 → 69.5% in 2017 (+69 pp). Thresholds: above 10% since 1998, above 50% since 2003. Fastest growth in 1998–2003: 14.7% → 54.5%.
  • Urban share: 58.3% in 1960 → 88.6% in 2025 (+30 pp). Threshold: above 75% since 1978. The trend broke around 1966: change slowed down (+2.2 → +0.38 a year).
  • GDP per person (PPP): 38,138 PPP dollars in 1990 → 71,038 PPP dollars in 2023 (+86%). Low: 34,578 PPP dollars in 1993; +105% since then. The trend broke around 1996 and 2009: −126 → +1,807 → +785 a year.
  • Net migration: on average 0.08k a year in the 1950s, 0.13k a year in the 1960s, −0.07k a year in the 1970s, −0.08k a year in the 1980s, −0.59k a year in the 1990s, −0.4k a year in the 2000s, −0.38k a year in the 2010s, −0.32k a year in the 2020s.
  • Life expectancy, men: 39.2 years in 1950 → 68.1 years in 2023 (+29 years). The trend broke around 1961: change slowed down (+1.8 → +0.1 a year).

What changed at the same time

  • The fastest decline of "Fertility (TFR)" was in 1964–1974: 6.65 → 2.45. Over the same years: births 1.62k → 0.86k; population 37.2k → 48.6k; urban share 67.1% → 74.1%; net migration 0.03k a year → 0.11k a year; life expectancy, men 56.6 years → 60.5 years; no data for the others in those years.
  • Over the last 10 years (2013–2023): fertility (TFR) 2.01 → 1.95; births 0.82k → 0.79k; population 56.5k → 55.9k; internet 65.8% (2013); urban share 85.4% → 88.1%; GDP per person (PPP) 61,660 PPP dollars → 71,038 PPP dollars; net migration −0.65k a year → −0.32k a year; life expectancy, men 68 years → 68.1 years.

How the indicators relate

  • Fertility (TFR) and internet (1990–2017, 25 years): levels are strongly related, in opposite directions (r = −0.81); year-to-year changes show no reliable link (r = −0.12). This looks like a shared trend: both change over time, but not in step from year to year.
  • Fertility (TFR) and urban share (1960–2023, 64 years): levels are strongly related, in opposite directions (r = −0.85); year-to-year changes show no reliable link (r = 0.11). This looks like a shared trend: both change over time, but not in step from year to year.
  • Fertility (TFR) and GDP per person (PPP) (1990–2023, 34 years): levels are strongly related, in opposite directions (r = −0.95); year-to-year changes are weakly related (r = −0.39).

Against other countries

  • Fertility (TFR), adjusted for income: countries with the same GDP per person (71,040 PPP dollars) typically have 1.26; here it is 1.95, higher than in 94% of countries at this income (2023, 197 countries).
  • Order of events: urban majority: already in 1960; fertility below 3: 1973; fertility below 2.1: 1983; half the population online: 2003. Fertility fell below 3 after the urban share passed 50% in 69% of 111 countries where the order is known; median gap 9 years. Fertility fell below 2.1 before half the population went online in 88% of 112 countries where the order is known.

Forecasts vs actual

  • Fertility (TFR): past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 0 of 1 revisions (2022–2022) and above in 1; median gap +0.3%.
  • Fertility (TFR): UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 1.80 (−8% vs 2023), 2100 — 1.73 (−11% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 1.23.
  • Births: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 0 of 1 revisions (2022–2022) and above in 1; median gap +1%.
  • The UN 2022 projection expected this level (0.79k) already around 2022: reality is 1 year behind it.
  • Births: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 0.58k (−26% vs 2023), 2100 — 0.35k (−56% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 0.12k.
  • Population: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 12 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and above in none; median gap −2%.
  • Population: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 49.9k (−11% vs 2023), 2100 — 37.2k (−33% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 22.9k.
  • Why the UN missed the population. The 2022 projection for 2023: 56.6k; the UN's 2024 estimate: 55.9k (−1.3%). Parts of the gap (plus means more people than projected): the starting population −0.2k, births 0, deaths −0.1k (more deaths than expected), migration −0.5k; the largest: migration.
  • Net migration: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2030 — −0.17k a year, 2050 — −0.08k a year, 2100 — −0.04k a year.
  • Life expectancy, men: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2030 — 68.8 years, 2050 — 70.9 years, 2100 — 77.7 years.

UN projections vs actual

Solid line: actual data, UN WPP 2024 estimates; births and fertility from national statistics from the last year they matched the UN estimate (the UN's figures for the latest years are partly its own projection). Dashed: medium variants of past UN revisions. The table shows what each revision expected for the latest year (or five-year period) with actual data.

Population

persons, 1 July
Greenland: PopulationActual 2023: 55.9k50k55k60k65k19902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 1998202325 years59.3k55.9k−5.6%
UN 2000202323 years58.5k55.9k−4.4%
UN 2002202321 years57.8k55.9k−3.3%
UN 2004202319 years59.7k55.9k−6.3%
UN 2006202317 years63.4k55.9k−11.8%
UN 2008202315 years56.8k55.9k−1.5%
UN 2010202313 years56.5k55.9k−1%
UN 2012202311 years56.5k55.9k−1%
UN 201520238 years56.7k55.9k−1.3%
UN 201720236 years57.1k55.9k−2.1%
UN 201920234 years57.1k55.9k−2%
UN 202220231 year56.6k55.9k−1.3%

Births

births per year
Greenland: BirthsActual 2023: 0.79k0.4k0.6k0.8k1k1.2k1.4k19902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year0.78k0.79k+1%

Total fertility rate

children per woman
Greenland: Total fertility rateActual 2023: 1.951.822.22.42.619902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year1.951.95+0.3%

Deaths

thousand deaths per year
Greenland: DeathsActual 2023: 10.40.50.60.70.819902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year11+6.4%

Infant mortality

deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Greenland: Infant mortalityActual 2023: 9.95101520253019902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year8.49.9+17.8%

Net migration

persons per year
Greenland: Net migrationActual 2023: −0.32k−0.8k−0.6k−0.4k−0.2k019902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year−0.1k−0.32k0k a year

Life expectancy at birth, women

years
Greenland: Life expectancy at birth, womenActual 2023: 72.46570758019902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year76.172.4−3.7 yrs

Life expectancy at birth, men

years
Greenland: Life expectancy at birth, menActual 2023: 68.16065707519902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year70.268.1−2.1 yrs

* The five-year period is not over: the projection is compared with the mean of its years so far (UN facts end in 2023).

All indicators

Demography

Population

55.9k persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Greenland: Population1950: 23.2k; 2023: 55.9k020k40k60k19501975200020252050

Population on 1 July. UN estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024; past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Births

0.79k births per year latest value, 2023

Greenland: Births1950: 0.96k; 2023: 0.79k00.5k1k1.5k2k19501975200020252050

Live births per calendar year. UN WPP 2024 and national statistics (64 countries, 2015-2025).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Deaths

1 thousand deaths per year latest value, 2023

Greenland: Deaths1950: 1; 2023: 10001119501975200020252050

Deaths per calendar year (UN estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024); past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Natural change

0.2 thousand persons per year latest value, 2023

Greenland: Natural change1950: 0.5; 2023: 0.200.511.519501975200020252050

Births minus deaths in the year (UN). Negative: natural decrease, more deaths than births.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Rate of natural change

4.3 per 1,000 population per year latest value, 2023

Greenland: Rate of natural change1950: 19.4; 2023: 4.301020304019501975200020252050

Births minus deaths in the year per 1,000 people (UN). With the net migration rate it makes up population growth.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at 65

14.6 years latest value, 2023

Greenland: Life expectancy at 651950: 9.2; 2023: 14.60510152019501975200020252050

Years a person aged 65 would still live at the mortality rates of the year; both sexes (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Infant mortality

9.9 deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births latest value, 2023

Greenland: Infant mortality1950: 139.8; 2023: 9.905010015019501975200020252050

Children per 1,000 live births who die before their first birthday (UN); past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Total fertility rate

1.95 children per woman latest value, 2023

Greenland: Total fertility rate1950: 5.64; 2023: 1.950.002.004.006.008.0019501975200020252050

Average number of children a woman would have at the age-specific fertility rates of the year.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at birth, women

72.4 years latest value, 2023

Greenland: Life expectancy at birth, women1950: 39.8; 2023: 72.402040608019501975200020252050

Years a newborn girl would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at birth, men

68.1 years latest value, 2023

Greenland: Life expectancy at birth, men1950: 39.2; 2023: 68.102040608019501975200020252050

Years a newborn boy would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Median age

34.2 years latest value, 2023

Greenland: Median age1950: 17.6; 2023: 34.20102030405019501975200020252050

Age that divides the population in two halves (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Mean age of mothers at childbirth

27.9 years latest value, 2023

Greenland: Mean age of mothers at childbirth1950: 30.1; 2023: 27.901020304019501975200020252050

Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children of any order (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Sex ratio at birth

105 boys per 100 girls latest value, 2023

Greenland: Sex ratio at birth1950: 105; 2023: 10505010015019501975200020252050

Boys born per 100 girls born (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Crude marriage rate

5.44 marriages per 1,000 people latest value, 2023

Greenland: Crude marriage rate1950: 10.73; 2023: 5.4405101519501960197019801990200020102020

Marriages in the year per 1,000 people: marriages from national offices (Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, the USA, the UK, Russia, Brazil and others, where they publish more than the international databases), Eurostat and the UN, divided by the UN WPP 2024 population. Where most births are within marriage, marriages come before births.

Source: UN Demographic Statistics Database (UNdata) and Demographic Yearbook

Marriages

0.3k marriages a year latest value, 2023

Greenland: Marriages1950: 0.25k; 2023: 0.3k00.1k0.2k0.3k0.4k0.5k19501960197019801990200020102020

Marriages in the year (couples). National offices (Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, the USA, the UK, Russia, Brazil and others), Eurostat for Europe, the UN for the rest; by year of registration or of occurrence, as each country counts.

Source: UN Demographic Statistics Database (UNdata) and Demographic Yearbook

Adolescent fertility rate

35.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 latest value, 2024

Greenland: Adolescent fertility rate1960: 103.1; 2024: 35.10501001501960197019801990200020102020

Births to women aged 15-19 per 1,000 women of that age (World Bank, from UN World Population Prospects).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Old-age dependency

13.8 persons 65+ per 100 aged 20-64 latest value, 2020

Greenland: Old-age dependency1950: 4.3; 2020: 13.801020304019501975200020252050

Persons aged 65+ per 100 aged 20-64, every five years (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Children under 15

12 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Greenland: Children under 151950: 10; 2023: 120510152019501975200020252050

Children aged 0-14 on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups 0-4, 5-9 and 10-14 (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Children under 5

4 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Greenland: Children under 51950: 4; 2023: 40246819501975200020252050

Children aged 0-4 on 1 July (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

People aged 65 and over

6 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Greenland: People aged 65 and over1950: 0; 2023: 6024681019501975200020252050

People aged 65 and over on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups from 65-69 to 100+ (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

People aged 80 and over

1 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Greenland: People aged 80 and over1950: 0; 2023: 1012319501975200020252050

People aged 80 and over on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups from 80-84 to 100+ (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Migration

Net migration

−0.32k persons per year latest value, 2023

Greenland: Net migration1950: 0.05k; 2023: −0.32k−1k−0.5k00.5k1k19501975200020252050

Immigrants minus emigrants per year (UN estimate and projection). Past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Net migration rate

−5.69 per 1,000 population per year latest value, 2023

Greenland: Net migration rate1950: 2.2; 2023: −5.69−15−55152519501975200020252050

Immigrants minus emigrants per year per 1,000 people: UN net migration divided by the population on 1 July. Comparable across countries of any size.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

International migrants, share

10.4 % of population latest value, 2024

Greenland: International migrants, share1990: 16.7; 2024: 10.4051015201990199520002005201020152020

People born in another country (foreign citizens where birthplace is not recorded) as a share of the population at mid-year (UN, every five years and 2024).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

International migrant stock

5.81k persons latest value, 2024

Greenland: International migrant stock1990: 9.28k; 2024: 5.81k02k4k6k8k10k1990199520002005201020152020

Number of people born in another country (or foreign citizens) living in the country at mid-year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Emigrants, share

33.1 % of home population latest value, 2024

Greenland: Emigrants, share1990: 18.5; 2024: 33.10102030401990199520002005201020152020

People from the country (born there or its citizens) living in other countries, as a percentage of the population living in the country (UN, International Migrant Stock 2024).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Emigrant stock

18.5k persons latest value, 2024

Greenland: Emigrant stock1990: 10.3k; 2024: 18.5k05k10k15k20k1990199520002005201020152020

Number of people from the country (born there or its citizens) living in other countries at mid-year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Economy

GDP per capita, PPP

71,038 constant 2021 international $ latest value, 2023

Greenland: GDP per capita, PPP1990: 38,138; 2023: 71,038020,00040,00060,00080,0001990199520002005201020152020

Gross domestic product per person at purchasing power parity, constant 2021 international dollars (World Bank, ICP).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Society

Urban population

88.6 % of population latest value, 2025

Greenland: Urban population1960: 58.3; 2025: 88.60204060801001960197019801990200020102020

Share of people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices (World Bank, from UN World Urbanization Prospects).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Life expectancy at birth

70.3 years latest value, 2024

Greenland: Life expectancy at birth1960: 58.6; 2024: 70.30204060801960197019801990200020102020

Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (World Bank, from UN and national statistics).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Digitalisation

Internet users

69.5 % of population latest value, 2017

Greenland: Internet users1990: 0; 2017: 69.5020406080199019952000200520102015

Share of individuals who used the Internet in the last three months from any device. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Mobile cellular subscriptions

118.6 per 100 people latest value, 2022

Greenland: Mobile cellular subscriptions1960: 0; 2022: 118.60501001501960197019801990200020102020

Active mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people; can exceed 100 when people have several SIM cards. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Fixed broadband subscriptions

32 subscriptions per 100 people latest value, 2022

Greenland: Fixed broadband subscriptions2003: 0.2; 2022: 320102030402005201020152020

Fixed subscriptions to high-speed Internet (256 kbit/s or more) per 100 people. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Energy

Electricity demand per person

10,745 kWh per person a year latest value, 2024

Greenland: Electricity demand per person2000: 5,159; 2024: 10,74505,00010,00015,00020002005201020152020

Electricity demand (generation plus net imports, Ember) divided by the UN WPP 2024 population. A physical measure that is hard to dress up.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity demand growth

−1.6 % per year latest value, 2024

Greenland: Electricity demand growth2001: −3.4; 2024: −1.6−10−50510152005201020152020

Change in electricity demand from the previous year (Ember). Useful to set against official GDP growth.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Wind and solar share of electricity

0 % of generation latest value, 2024

Greenland: Wind and solar share of electricity2000: 0; 2024: 00120002005201020152020

Share of wind and solar power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Low-carbon share of electricity

83.3 % of generation latest value, 2024

Greenland: Low-carbon share of electricity2000: 58.6; 2024: 83.302040608010020002005201020152020

Share of renewables and nuclear power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Coal share of electricity

0 % of generation latest value, 2024

Greenland: Coal share of electricity2000: 0; 2024: 00120002005201020152020

Share of coal power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Carbon intensity of electricity

138 g CO2e per kWh latest value, 2024

Greenland: Carbon intensity of electricity2000: 286; 2024: 138010020030040020002005201020152020

Greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generation per kilowatt-hour (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity generation

0.6 TWh per year latest value, 2024

Greenland: Electricity generation2000: 0.3; 2024: 0.600.20.40.60.820002005201020152020

Total electricity generation in the country (Ember). Imports are excluded. A volume, not the share of a fuel.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity generation emissions

0.1 Mt CO2e per year latest value, 2024

Greenland: Electricity generation emissions2000: 0.1; 2024: 0.100.10.10.220002005201020152020

Greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generation (Ember), not of the whole economy.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Security

Deaths in organised violence

0 persons a year latest value, 2025

Greenland: Deaths in organised violence1989: 0; 2025: 0011990200020102020

Deaths in state-based conflict, non-state conflict and one-sided violence against civilians, by where the events took place (UCDP GED, best estimate). 0 means no organised violence above UCDP thresholds (25 deaths a year in one conflict). Events in Gaza and the West Bank are counted for Palestine.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Deaths in organised violence per 100,000

0 per 100,000 people a year latest value, 2025

Greenland: Deaths in organised violence per 100,0001989: 0; 2025: 0011990200020102020

Deaths in organised violence (UCDP GED) per 100,000 people (population: UN WPP 2024).

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Armed conflict in the country

0 0 none, 1 minor, 2 war latest value, 2025

Greenland: Armed conflict in the country1946: 0; 2025: 00119501960197019801990200020102020

Strongest armed conflict of the year in which the government or territory of the country is disputed (UCDP/PRIO ACD): 1 = 25-999 battle-related deaths, 2 = war, 1,000 or more. In interstate conflicts every primary party is marked even if the fighting was elsewhere (the USA in Iraq, 2003). Historical states are mapped to present-day countries by territory (USSR, Yugoslavia, South Vietnam and others).

Source: UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset 26.1

Battle deaths

0 persons a year latest value, 2025

Greenland: Battle deaths1946: 0; 2025: 00119501960197019801990200020102020

Soldiers and civilians killed in combat in state-based armed conflicts on the territory of the country. 1946-1988: PRIO Battle Deaths (best estimate, else the low one; a conflict of several countries split equally); from 1989: UCDP GED by place of the events. For the same conflicts in 1989-2008 PRIO is 1.6 times UCDP, so the drop in 1989 is partly a change of source. One-sided violence against civilians is not included.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Battle deaths per 100,000

0 per 100,000 people a year latest value, 2025

Greenland: Battle deaths per 100,0001950: 0; 2025: 00119501960197019801990200020102020

Battle deaths on the territory of the country (PRIO to 1988, UCDP GED from 1989) per 100,000 people (population: UN WPP 2024), from 1950.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

5.4 per 100,000 people latest value, 2016

Greenland: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)1992: 23.3; 2016: 5.401020304019952000200520102015

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.

Source: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Purchases and money

Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

32.6 % of GDP latest value, 2023

Greenland: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)2003: 44.7; 2023: 32.6010203040502005201020152020

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)

18,871 constant 2015 US dollars latest value, 2023

Greenland: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)2003: 14,474.2; 2023: 18,87105,00010,00015,00020,0002005201020152020

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Source: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)

Caloric losses at retail distribution

3.02 % latest value, 2025

Greenland: Caloric losses at retail distribution2000: 3.01; 2025: 3.0201234200020052010201520202025

FAOSTAT FS, Incidence of caloric losses at retail distribution level (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Health

COVID economic support index

0 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

Greenland: COVID economic support index2020: 19.9; 2022: 00102030402020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

COVID containment and health index

28.8 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

Greenland: COVID containment and health index2020: 32.5; 2022: 28.8010203040502020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

COVID government response

25.2 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

Greenland: COVID government response2020: 31; 2022: 25.2010203040502020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

COVID policy stringency

17.4 mean index 0–100 latest value, 2022

Greenland: COVID policy stringency2020: 34.6; 2022: 17.4010203040502020

Mean daily national OxCGRT index with all days present, archived 2020–2022. Codes policies, not compliance, effectiveness or causal impact. Average follows source treatment of vaccination groups.

Source: Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)

4.3 % of people aged 20-79 latest value, 2024

Greenland: Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)2024: 4.3; 2024: 4.30123452020

Diabetes prevalence refers to the percentage of people ages 20-79 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It is calculated by adjusting to a standard population age-structure.

Source: Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)

Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

14.4 per 1,000 people latest value, 1970

Greenland: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1970: 14.4; 1970: 14.405101519651970

Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.

Source: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Obesity among adults aged 18+

28.1 % latest value, 2024

Greenland: Obesity among adults aged 18+2000: 17.8; 2024: 28.1010203020002005201020152020

FAOSTAT FS, Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Physicians (per 1,000 people)

1.1 per 1,000 people latest value, 1980

Greenland: Physicians (per 1,000 people)1960: 1.2; 1980: 1.100.511.519601965197019751980

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

Source: Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)

139 per 100,000 people latest value, 2024

Greenland: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)2000: 192; 2024: 139010020030020002005201020152020

Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases arising in a given year, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. All forms of TB are included, including cases in people living with HIV. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.

Source: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)

Land and housing

Agricultural land (% of land area)

0.6 % of land area latest value, 2023

Greenland: Agricultural land (% of land area)1961: 0.7; 2023: 0.600.20.40.60.8197019801990200020102020

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Agricultural land (% of land area)

Actually irrigated agricultural land

0.2 1000 ha latest value, 2008

Greenland: Actually irrigated agricultural land2008: 0.2; 2008: 0.200.050.10.150.20.252005

FAOSTAT RL, Agriculture area actually irrigated. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Planted forest

0.22 1000 ha latest value, 2025

Greenland: Planted forest1990: 0.22; 2025: 0.2200.050.10.150.20.2519901995200020052010201520202025

FAOSTAT RL, Planted Forest. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Primary forest

0 1000 ha latest value, 2025

Greenland: Primary forest1990: 0; 2025: 00119901995200020052010201520202025

FAOSTAT RL, Primary Forest. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Everyday environment

Access to electricity (% of population)

100 % of population latest value, 2024

Greenland: Access to electricity (% of population)1990: 100; 2024: 1000204060801001201990199520002005201020152020

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Source: Access to electricity (% of population)

Forest area (% of land area)

0 % of land area latest value, 2023

Greenland: Forest area (% of land area)1990: 0; 2023: 000001990199520002005201020152020

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Forest area (% of land area)

Land temperature anomaly

2.17 °C latest value, 2025

Greenland: Land temperature anomaly1961: −0.4; 2025: 2.1701234197019801990200020102020

FAOSTAT ET, Meteorological year. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

1.6 micrograms/m³, annual mean exposure latest value, 2023

Greenland: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)1990: 1.7; 2023: 1.600.511.522.51990199520002005201020152020

Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage. Exposure is calculated by weighting mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 by population in both urban and rural areas.

Source: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)

People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

0 % of population latest value, 2022

Greenland: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)2014: 0; 2022: 00120152020

The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)

Science, space and technology

GitHub developer accounts at year end

1,545 accounts latest value, 2025

Greenland: GitHub developer accounts at year end2020: 471; 2025: 1,54505001,0001,5002,00020202025

Fourth-quarter end snapshot; includes inactive accounts/organizations/repositories. GitHub Innovation Graph: public GitHub activity only. Geography reflects mode location, not nationality. Suppressed small groups are not zeros; not a professional-programmer count.

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph

GitHub repositories at year end

1,247 repositories latest value, 2025

Greenland: GitHub repositories at year end2020: 384; 2025: 1,24705001,0001,50020202025

Fourth-quarter end snapshot; includes inactive accounts/organizations/repositories. GitHub Innovation Graph: public GitHub activity only. Geography reflects mode location, not nationality. Suppressed small groups are not zeros; not a professional-programmer count.

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)

1.7 % of manufactured exports latest value, 2018

Greenland: High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)2007: 14.1; 2018: 1.702040608020102015

High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.

Source: High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

0.6 % of GDP latest value, 2004

Greenland: Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)2001: 0.5; 2004: 0.600.20.40.60.82000

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.

Source: Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Researchers in R&D (per million people)

701.9 full-time equivalents per million people latest value, 2004

Greenland: Researchers in R&D (per million people)2001: 536.2; 2004: 701.902004006008002000

The number of researchers engaged in Research &Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Researchers are professionals who conduct research and improve or develop concepts, theories, models techniques instrumentation, software of operational methods. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.

Source: Researchers in R&D (per million people)

Women among researchers

27.4 % of researchers latest value, 2004

Greenland: Women among researchers2001: 34.4; 2004: 27.40102030402000

Share of women among researchers in all sectors (business, government, higher education, non-profit), by headcount: each person counts once, however many hours they spend on research. Not the share among paper authors or inventors. UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), indicator FRESP.THC.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS): science, technology and innovation

Religion and beliefs

Christians among immigrants — share

73.7 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Christians among immigrants — share1990: 74.8; 2020: 73.70204060801990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Muslims among immigrants — share

1 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Muslims among immigrants — share1990: 0.9; 2020: 100.20.40.60.811.21990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Religiously unaffiliated among immigrants — share

19.8 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Religiously unaffiliated among immigrants — share1990: 20.6; 2020: 19.805101520251990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Buddhists among immigrants — share

0.6 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Buddhists among immigrants — share1990: 0.5; 2020: 0.600.20.40.61990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Hindus among immigrants — share

2.2 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Hindus among immigrants — share1990: 0.4; 2020: 2.200.511.522.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Jews among immigrants — share

1.9 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Jews among immigrants — share1990: 2; 2020: 1.900.511.522.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Other religions among immigrants — share

0.7 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Other religions among immigrants — share1990: 0.8; 2020: 0.700.20.40.60.811990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Christians among emigrants — share

72.2 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Christians among emigrants — share1990: 72.1; 2020: 72.20204060801990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Christians among emigrants — population

10 thousand persons latest value, 2020

Greenland: Christians among emigrants — population2005: 10; 2020: 100246810122005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Muslims among emigrants — share

1.5 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Muslims among emigrants — share1990: 1.5; 2020: 1.500.511.521990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Religiously unaffiliated among emigrants — share

20.5 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Religiously unaffiliated among emigrants — share1990: 20.4; 2020: 20.505101520251990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Buddhists among emigrants — share

1.1 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Buddhists among emigrants — share1990: 1.2; 2020: 1.100.511.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Hindus among emigrants — share

0.8 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Hindus among emigrants — share1990: 0.8; 2020: 0.800.20.40.60.811990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Jews among emigrants — share

2.5 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Jews among emigrants — share1990: 2.5; 2020: 2.500.511.522.531990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Other religions among emigrants — share

1.4 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Greenland: Other religions among emigrants — share1990: 1.4; 2020: 1.400.511.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Protestants — population, 2010 estimate

50 thousand persons latest value, 2010

Greenland: Protestants — population, 2010 estimate2010: 50; 2010: 50010203040506020052010

Historical all-age estimates for 2010 from Pew’s 2011 release, 232 countries/territories. Pew’s 2025 revision does not update this detailed split: do not splice into the revised Christian total series. Affiliation, not practice. Protestant includes Anglicans and independent churches; Orthodox includes Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches. Other Christians include, among others, Latter-day Saints and Jehovah’s Witnesses under the source classification. Counts of at least 10,000 are rounded to 10,000; <1,000 and <10,000 remain bounds in the typed table only. The source states that <10,000 means 1,000–9,999, not zero. World is the sum of the five regions in the same release. Netherlands Antilles and Channel Islands are not assigned to a single present-day country. Geography follows the 2011 release; South Sudan is separate. Macroscope analysis. Pew Research Center bears no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations of the data presented here. The opinions expressed herein, including any implications for policy, are those of the author and not of Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew: Christian traditions, 2010 estimates (2011 release)

Industry and waste

Manufacturing, share of GDP

2.7 % of GDP latest value, 2023

Greenland: Manufacturing, share of GDP2003: 6.5; 2023: 2.702468102005201020152020

Manufacturing value added (ISIC section C: factories, excluding mining, utilities and construction) as a percentage of GDP. The share can fall while output grows if the rest of the economy grows faster. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Industry incl. construction, share of GDP

18.4 % of GDP latest value, 2023

Greenland: Industry incl. construction, share of GDP2003: 14.6; 2023: 18.405101520252005201020152020

Value added of industry in the broad sense (mining, manufacturing, utilities and construction; ISIC B-F) as a percentage of GDP. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Manufacturing value added per person

853 constant 2015 US$ per person latest value, 2023

Greenland: Manufacturing value added per person2003: 1,443; 2023: 85305001,0001,5002,0002,5002005201020152020

Manufacturing value added at constant 2015 US dollars divided by population (UN WPP 2024): factory output net of inputs, not revenue. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Manufacturing value added per person (UNIDO)

1,218 constant 2020 US$ per person latest value, 2025

Greenland: Manufacturing value added per person (UNIDO)2000: 2,394; 2025: 1,21801,0002,0003,0004,000200020052010201520202025

Manufacturing value added (ISIC section C) per person at constant 2020 US dollars. UNIDO National Accounts Database via the UN SDG database (indicator 9.2.1). Differs from the World Bank series by its base year (2020 rather than 2015) and UNIDO estimates for countries without recent accounts. Series: Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States dollars).

Source: UNIDO via the UN SDG database: manufacturing value added

Manufacturing, share of GDP (UNIDO)

2.1 % of GDP latest value, 2025

Greenland: Manufacturing, share of GDP (UNIDO)2000: 6.3; 2025: 2.102468200020052010201520202025

Manufacturing value added as a percentage of GDP, constant prices. UNIDO via the UN SDG database (indicator 9.2.1). Series: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%).

Source: UNIDO via the UN SDG database: manufacturing value added

Municipal waste per person (World Bank)

749 kg per person a year latest value, 2022

Greenland: Municipal waste per person (World Bank)2022: 749; 2022: 74902004006008002020

Municipal solid waste generation, kg per person a year (kg a day × 365). Municipal solid waste: households plus similar waste from shops, institutions and streets — excluding industrial, construction and mining waste. One reported year a country, the years differ. World Bank, What a Waste 3.0 (2026).

Source: World Bank: What a Waste 3.0 (2026)

Education and skills

HBSC: continuous online contact with friends and others, 15-year-olds

2 % of pupils latest value, 2022

Greenland: HBSC: continuous online contact with friends and others, 15-year-olds2022: 2; 2022: 20112232020

Share of 15-year-olds in online contact through social media "almost all the time throughout the day" with at least one of four groups: close friends, a larger friend group, friends met online, other people. A frequency of contact, not a symptom of addiction. First asked in 2017/18. HBSC survey with the WHO Regional Office for Europe: pupils aged 11, 13 and 15 fill in a questionnaire in class, about 1500 per age group and country; waves 2013/14, 2017/18 and 2021/22 (charted at the end year). Value: prevalence for girls and boys combined, the value the HBSC data browser sorts countries by (its charts print whole percentages for girls and boys separately — those are in the education_hbsc dataset). The 2021/22 wave ran under COVID-19 with a relaxed age window (80% instead of 90% of pupils within half a year of the mean age). Participation varies: Russia 2013/14 and 2017/18, Ukraine up to 2017/18. England, Scotland, Wales and the two Belgian communities take part separately and are not shown here (they are in the dataset). Source: HBSC Data Browser; the same numbers are in the annexes of the WHO HBSC 2021/22 reports.

Source: HBSC — Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, WHO Regional Office for Europe collaborative study (HBSC Data Browser, waves 2013/14-2021/22)

HBSC: difficulty getting to sleep more than once a week, 15-year-olds

40 % of pupils latest value, 2022

Greenland: HBSC: difficulty getting to sleep more than once a week, 15-year-olds2014: 32; 2022: 400102030405020152020

Share of 15-year-olds who had difficulty getting to sleep more than once a week in the last six months ("about every day" or "more than once a week" of five options). A complaint about falling asleep, not sleep duration. HBSC survey with the WHO Regional Office for Europe: pupils aged 11, 13 and 15 fill in a questionnaire in class, about 1500 per age group and country; waves 2013/14, 2017/18 and 2021/22 (charted at the end year). Value: prevalence for girls and boys combined, the value the HBSC data browser sorts countries by (its charts print whole percentages for girls and boys separately — those are in the education_hbsc dataset). The 2021/22 wave ran under COVID-19 with a relaxed age window (80% instead of 90% of pupils within half a year of the mean age). Participation varies: Russia 2013/14 and 2017/18, Ukraine up to 2017/18. England, Scotland, Wales and the two Belgian communities take part separately and are not shown here (they are in the dataset). Source: HBSC Data Browser; the same numbers are in the annexes of the WHO HBSC 2021/22 reports.

Source: HBSC — Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, WHO Regional Office for Europe collaborative study (HBSC Data Browser, waves 2013/14-2021/22)

HBSC: pressured by schoolwork, 15-year-olds

16 % of pupils latest value, 2022

Greenland: HBSC: pressured by schoolwork, 15-year-olds2014: 25; 2022: 16010203020152020

Share of 15-year-olds who feel pressured by the schoolwork they have to do "some" or "a lot" (options: not at all, a little, some, a lot). HBSC survey with the WHO Regional Office for Europe: pupils aged 11, 13 and 15 fill in a questionnaire in class, about 1500 per age group and country; waves 2013/14, 2017/18 and 2021/22 (charted at the end year). Value: prevalence for girls and boys combined, the value the HBSC data browser sorts countries by (its charts print whole percentages for girls and boys separately — those are in the education_hbsc dataset). The 2021/22 wave ran under COVID-19 with a relaxed age window (80% instead of 90% of pupils within half a year of the mean age). Participation varies: Russia 2013/14 and 2017/18, Ukraine up to 2017/18. England, Scotland, Wales and the two Belgian communities take part separately and are not shown here (they are in the dataset). Source: HBSC Data Browser; the same numbers are in the annexes of the WHO HBSC 2021/22 reports.

Source: HBSC — Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, WHO Regional Office for Europe collaborative study (HBSC Data Browser, waves 2013/14-2021/22)

HBSC: like school a lot, 15-year-olds

8 % of pupils latest value, 2022

Greenland: HBSC: like school a lot, 15-year-olds2014: 27; 2022: 8010203020152020

Share of 15-year-olds who answered "I like it a lot" to "how do you feel about school at present" (four options, down to "I don't like it at all"). HBSC survey with the WHO Regional Office for Europe: pupils aged 11, 13 and 15 fill in a questionnaire in class, about 1500 per age group and country; waves 2013/14, 2017/18 and 2021/22 (charted at the end year). Value: prevalence for girls and boys combined, the value the HBSC data browser sorts countries by (its charts print whole percentages for girls and boys separately — those are in the education_hbsc dataset). The 2021/22 wave ran under COVID-19 with a relaxed age window (80% instead of 90% of pupils within half a year of the mean age). Participation varies: Russia 2013/14 and 2017/18, Ukraine up to 2017/18. England, Scotland, Wales and the two Belgian communities take part separately and are not shown here (they are in the dataset). Source: HBSC Data Browser; the same numbers are in the annexes of the WHO HBSC 2021/22 reports.

Source: HBSC — Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, WHO Regional Office for Europe collaborative study (HBSC Data Browser, waves 2013/14-2021/22)

Education and work

Unemployment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)

12.7 % of labour force latest value, 2015

Greenland: Unemployment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)2010: 10.2; 2015: 12.705101520102015

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with basic education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 25 and over: intermediate education (ILO)

4.6 % of labour force latest value, 2015

Greenland: Unemployment aged 25 and over: intermediate education (ILO)2010: 3.8; 2015: 4.6024620102015

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with intermediate education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)

0.8 % of labour force latest value, 2015

Greenland: Unemployment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)2010: 0.6; 2015: 0.800.20.40.60.8120102015

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with advanced (tertiary) education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 15-24: basic education (ILO)

19.7 % of labour force latest value, 2015

Greenland: Unemployment aged 15-24: basic education (ILO)2010: 15.7; 2015: 19.7051015202520102015

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 15-24 with basic education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 15-24: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)

6.2 % of labour force latest value, 2015

Greenland: Unemployment aged 15-24: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)2011: 4.5; 2015: 6.20246820102015

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 15-24 with advanced (tertiary) education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Same region: Northern America