Urban population in Greenland in 2025 — 50,337 people. Ranked 193 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 165.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greenland
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50,337 | +140 | +0.28% |
| 2024 | 50,197 | +120 | +0.24% |
| 2023 | 50,077 | +326 | +0.66% |
| 2022 | 49,751 | +154 | +0.31% |
| 2021 | 49,597 | +398 | +0.81% |
| 2020 | 49,199 | +271 | +0.55% |
| 2019 | 48,928 | +342 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 48,586 | +58 | +0.12% |
| 2017 | 48,528 | +81 | +0.17% |
| 2016 | 48,447 | +163 | +0.34% |
| 2015 | 48,284 | +52 | +0.11% |
| 2014 | 48,232 | +11 | +0.02% |
| 2013 | 48,221 | −3 | −0.01% |
| 2012 | 48,224 | +136 | +0.28% |
| 2011 | 48,088 | +442 | +0.93% |
| 2010 | 47,646 | +416 | +0.88% |
| 2009 | 47,230 | +127 | +0.27% |
| 2008 | 47,103 | +47 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 47,056 | +20 | +0.04% |
| 2006 | 47,036 | −44 | −0.09% |
| 2005 | 47,080 | +103 | +0.22% |
| 2004 | 46,977 | +243 | +0.52% |
| 2003 | 46,734 | +283 | +0.61% |
| 2002 | 46,451 | +338 | +0.73% |
| 2001 | 46,113 | +349 | +0.76% |
| 2000 | 45,764 | +230 | +0.51% |
| 1999 | 45,534 | +26 | +0.06% |
| 1998 | 45,508 | +107 | +0.24% |
| 1997 | 45,401 | +85 | +0.19% |
| 1996 | 45,316 | +86 | +0.19% |
| 1995 | 45,230 | +389 | +0.87% |
| 1994 | 44,841 | +423 | +0.95% |
| 1993 | 44,418 | +13 | +0.03% |
| 1992 | 44,405 | −92 | −0.21% |
| 1991 | 44,497 | +32 | +0.07% |
| 1990 | 44,465 | +370 | +0.84% |
| 1989 | 44,095 | +505 | +1.16% |
| 1988 | 43,590 | +622 | +1.45% |
| 1987 | 42,968 | +650 | +1.54% |
| 1986 | 42,318 | +550 | +1.32% |
| 1985 | 41,768 | +661 | +1.61% |
| 1984 | 41,107 | +725 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 40,382 | +661 | +1.66% |
| 1982 | 39,721 | +567 | +1.45% |
| 1981 | 39,154 | +806 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 38,348 | +735 | +1.95% |
| 1979 | 37,613 | +621 | +1.68% |
| 1978 | 36,992 | −31 | −0.08% |
| 1977 | 37,023 | −41 | −0.11% |
| 1976 | 37,064 | +199 | +0.54% |
| 1975 | 36,865 | +174 | +0.47% |
| 1974 | 36,691 | +462 | +1.28% |
| 1973 | 36,229 | +619 | +1.74% |
| 1972 | 35,610 | +938 | +2.71% |
| 1971 | 34,672 | +759 | +2.24% |
| 1970 | 33,913 | +1,318 | +4.04% |
| 1969 | 32,595 | +1,366 | +4.37% |
| 1968 | 31,229 | +1,407 | +4.72% |
| 1967 | 29,822 | +1,371 | +4.82% |
| 1966 | 28,451 | +1,405 | +5.19% |
| 1965 | 27,046 | +1,832 | +7.27% |
| 1964 | 25,214 | +1,719 | +7.32% |
| 1963 | 23,495 | +1,805 | +8.32% |
| 1962 | 21,690 | +1,544 | +7.66% |
| 1961 | 20,146 | +1,215 | +6.42% |
| 1960 | 18,931 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
