Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Greenland

Number of immigrants in Greenland in 2024 — 5,812 people. Ranked 202 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 37.4%.

2024 5,812 people −1.47% vs 2020
World rank 202of 215
Period maximum 9,282 people1990
Period minimum 5,812 people2024

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Greenland, 1990–20245,0006,0007,0008,0009,00010,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 9,282 people1995: 7,121 people2000: 6,601 people2005: 6,556 people2010: 6,091 people2015: 6,009 people2020: 5,899 people2024: 5,812 people
Change over the period: −3,470 (−37.38%) Average annual rate: -1.37 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greenland

Greenland 5,812 people
World 303M people
Europe & Central Asia 106M people
Northern Europe computed 18.55M people
High-income countries computed 205M people
Number of immigrants — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 5,812
2020 5,899
2015 6,009
2010 6,091
2005 6,556
2000 6,601
1995 7,121
1990 9,282

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.