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Greenland

Snapshot ·
Compare this country
Capital
Nuuk
Currency
Danish krone
Continent
North America
Area
2,166,086 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q223 · Official languages: Greenlandic
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
56.83K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
3.33B · 2023
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
58.5K · 2023
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
No data available
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
No data available
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.71 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
70.27 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Greenland: 56.83K
Greenland · Population55.94K56.2K56.46K56.72K56.98K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Greenland · Population · people
YearGreenland
202556,831
202456,836
202356,865
202256,661
202156,653
202056,367
201956,225
201856,023
201756,172
201656,186
201556,114
201456,295
201356,483
201256,810
201156,890
201056,534
200956,323
200856,328
200756,555
200656,775
current US$ · 20062025
2025Greenland:
Greenland · GDP1.88B2.28B2.67B3.06B3.46B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Greenland · GDP · current US$
YearGreenland
2025No data available
2024No data available
20233,326,543,974.39
20223,152,334,771.78
20213,293,578,467.57
20203,089,625,554.4
20192,997,309,971.88
20183,055,782,146.16
20172,851,613,679.03
20162,707,139,544.47
20152,499,113,022.82
20142,842,065,708.36
20132,684,946,990.12
20122,609,678,486.37
20112,684,461,375.47
20102,503,167,187.49
20092,529,963,903.23
20082,499,092,314.42
20072,249,811,295.66
20062,013,106,929.5

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Greenland:
Greenland · GDP per capita33.15K40.07K46.98K53.89K60.8K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Greenland · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearGreenland
2025No data available
2024No data available
202358,498.97
202255,635
202158,135.99
202054,812.67
201953,309.2
201854,545.14
201750,765.75
201648,181.75
201544,536.35
201450,485.22
201347,535.49
201245,936.96
201147,186.88
201044,277.2
200944,918.84
200844,366.79
200739,780.94
200635,457.63
% · 20062025
No data available
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Greenland · Inflation · %
YearGreenland
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
No data available
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Greenland · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearGreenland
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016No data available
2015No data available
2014No data available
2013No data available
2012No data available
2011No data available
2010No data available
2009No data available
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Greenland:
Greenland · Fertility rate1.641.832.032.222.412006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Greenland · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearGreenland
2025No data available
20241.71
20231.77
20221.82
20211.82
20202.11
20192.12
20182.02
20172.13
20162.07
20152.12
20141.99
20132.07
20122.01
20112.1
20102.18
20092.34
20082.25
20072.22
20062.28

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Greenland:
Greenland · Life expectancy67.4668.5469.6170.6971.772006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Greenland · Life expectancy · years
YearGreenland
2025No data available
202470.27
202370.97
202271.23
202171.26
202071.29
201971.41
201871.36
201771.26
201671.2
201570.91
201470.51
201370.29
201269.96
201169.61
201069.35
200969.03
200868.57
200768.27
200667.82
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology