| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Greenland is 57,283 as of April 20, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Greenland is projected at 56,877 or 56.90 thousands as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Greenland is projected at 56,770 or 56.80 thousands people for the year 2020. Greenland ranks number 209th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Greenland is ranked 31st among 41 countries in North America.
Greenland's population peak will be 2027 with 57.2 thousands people after Greenland's population will be decreased year by year. The Greenland population is projected to reach 57.1 thousands in 2030 and decrease further to 53.3 thousands in 2050 and 40.5 thousands by 2100. Greenland accounts for 0.00072 percent of the world population. However, its global share declined by 0.00124% in 1973 and is projected to decline at 0.00037% by 2100.
Greenland was at 205th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 214th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 56,770 | 98 | 0.17 | 0.00071 |
| 2021 | 56,877 | 107 | 0.19 | 0.00071 |
| 2022 | 56,973 | 96 | 0.17 | 0.00070 |
| 2023 | 57,058 | 85 | 0.15 | 0.00070 |
| 2024 | 57,134 | 76 | 0.13 | 0.00069 |
| 2025 | 57,190 | 56 | 0.10 | 0.00069 |
| 2026 | 57,212 | 22 | 0.04 | 0.00068 |
| 2027 | 57,219 | 7 | 0.01 | 0.00067 |
| 2028 | 57,192 | -27 | -0.05 | 0.00067 |
| 2029 | 57,152 | -40 | -0.07 | 0.00066 |
| 2030 | 57,091 | -61 | -0.11 | 0.00066 |
| 2031 | 57,016 | -75 | -0.13 | 0.00065 |
| 2032 | 56,916 | -100 | -0.18 | 0.00065 |
| 2033 | 56,806 | -110 | -0.19 | 0.00064 |
| 2034 | 56,678 | -128 | -0.23 | 0.00063 |
| 2035 | 56,535 | -143 | -0.25 | 0.00063 |
| 2036 | 56,377 | -158 | -0.28 | 0.00062 |
| 2037 | 56,210 | -167 | -0.30 | 0.00062 |
| 2038 | 56,029 | -181 | -0.32 | 0.00061 |
| 2039 | 55,835 | -194 | -0.35 | 0.00060 |
| 2040 | 55,627 | -208 | -0.37 | 0.00060 |
| 2041 | 55,415 | -212 | -0.38 | 0.00059 |
| 2042 | 55,197 | -218 | -0.39 | 0.00059 |
| 2043 | 54,974 | -223 | -0.40 | 0.00058 |
| 2044 | 54,737 | -237 | -0.43 | 0.00058 |
| 2045 | 54,505 | -232 | -0.42 | 0.00057 |
| 2046 | 54,260 | -245 | -0.45 | 0.00056 |
| 2047 | 54,024 | -236 | -0.43 | 0.00056 |
| 2048 | 53,778 | -246 | -0.46 | 0.00055 |
| 2049 | 53,543 | -235 | -0.44 | 0.00055 |
| 2050 | 53,300 | -243 | -0.45 | 0.00054 |
| 2051 | 53,060 | -240 | -0.45 | 0.00054 |
| 2052 | 52,827 | -233 | -0.44 | 0.00054 |
| 2053 | 52,590 | -237 | -0.45 | 0.00053 |
| 2054 | 52,363 | -227 | -0.43 | 0.00053 |
| 2055 | 52,130 | -233 | -0.44 | 0.00052 |
| 2056 | 51,901 | -229 | -0.44 | 0.00052 |
| 2057 | 51,674 | -227 | -0.44 | 0.00051 |
| 2058 | 51,454 | -220 | -0.43 | 0.00051 |
| 2059 | 51,228 | -226 | -0.44 | 0.00051 |
| 2060 | 51,008 | -220 | -0.43 | 0.00050 |
| 2061 | 50,780 | -228 | -0.45 | 0.00050 |
| 2062 | 50,561 | -219 | -0.43 | 0.00050 |
| 2063 | 50,336 | -225 | -0.45 | 0.00049 |
| 2064 | 50,113 | -223 | -0.44 | 0.00049 |
| 2065 | 49,877 | -236 | -0.47 | 0.00049 |
| 2066 | 49,647 | -230 | -0.46 | 0.00048 |
| 2067 | 49,410 | -237 | -0.48 | 0.00048 |
| 2068 | 49,173 | -237 | -0.48 | 0.00048 |
| 2069 | 48,931 | -242 | -0.49 | 0.00047 |
| 2070 | 48,684 | -247 | -0.50 | 0.00047 |
| 2071 | 48,436 | -248 | -0.51 | 0.00047 |
| 2072 | 48,180 | -256 | -0.53 | 0.00047 |
| 2073 | 47,919 | -261 | -0.54 | 0.00046 |
| 2074 | 47,657 | -262 | -0.55 | 0.00046 |
| 2075 | 47,397 | -260 | -0.55 | 0.00046 |
| 2076 | 47,123 | -274 | -0.58 | 0.00045 |
| 2077 | 46,846 | -277 | -0.59 | 0.00045 |
| 2078 | 46,578 | -268 | -0.57 | 0.00045 |
| 2079 | 46,302 | -276 | -0.59 | 0.00044 |
| 2080 | 46,021 | -281 | -0.61 | 0.00044 |
| 2081 | 45,749 | -272 | -0.59 | 0.00044 |
| 2082 | 45,463 | -286 | -0.63 | 0.00044 |
| 2083 | 45,184 | -279 | -0.61 | 0.00043 |
| 2084 | 44,909 | -275 | -0.61 | 0.00043 |
| 2085 | 44,630 | -279 | -0.62 | 0.00043 |
| 2086 | 44,358 | -272 | -0.61 | 0.00043 |
| 2087 | 44,078 | -280 | -0.63 | 0.00042 |
| 2088 | 43,806 | -272 | -0.62 | 0.00042 |
| 2089 | 43,529 | -277 | -0.63 | 0.00042 |
| 2090 | 43,256 | -273 | -0.63 | 0.00042 |
| 2091 | 42,980 | -276 | -0.64 | 0.00041 |
| 2092 | 42,704 | -276 | -0.64 | 0.00041 |
| 2093 | 42,433 | -271 | -0.63 | 0.00041 |
| 2094 | 42,152 | -281 | -0.66 | 0.00041 |
| 2095 | 41,883 | -269 | -0.64 | 0.00040 |
| 2096 | 41,616 | -267 | -0.64 | 0.00040 |
| 2097 | 41,337 | -279 | -0.67 | 0.00040 |
| 2098 | 41,064 | -273 | -0.66 | 0.00040 |
| 2099 | 40,790 | -274 | -0.67 | inf |
| 2100 | 40,516 | -274 | -0.67 | inf |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 22,996 | - | - | 0.00092 |
| 1951 | 23,473 | 477 | 2.07 | 0.00092 |
| 1952 | 23,938 | 465 | 1.98 | 0.00092 |
| 1953 | 24,469 | 531 | 2.22 | 0.00093 |
| 1954 | 25,093 | 624 | 2.55 | 0.00093 |
| 1955 | 25,846 | 753 | 3.00 | 0.00094 |
| 1956 | 26,718 | 872 | 3.37 | 0.00095 |
| 1957 | 27,731 | 1,013 | 3.79 | 0.00097 |
| 1958 | 28,850 | 1,119 | 4.04 | 0.00099 |
| 1959 | 30,017 | 1,167 | 4.05 | 0.00101 |
| 1960 | 31,239 | 1,222 | 4.07 | 0.00103 |
| 1961 | 32,471 | 1,232 | 3.94 | 0.00106 |
| 1962 | 33,730 | 1,259 | 3.88 | 0.00108 |
| 1963 | 35,043 | 1,313 | 3.89 | 0.00110 |
| 1964 | 36,445 | 1,402 | 4.00 | 0.00112 |
| 1965 | 37,964 | 1,519 | 4.17 | 0.00114 |
| 1966 | 39,610 | 1,646 | 4.34 | 0.00116 |
| 1967 | 41,361 | 1,751 | 4.42 | 0.00119 |
| 1968 | 43,097 | 1,736 | 4.20 | 0.00122 |
| 1969 | 44,699 | 1,602 | 3.72 | 0.00123 |
| 1970 | 46,074 | 1,375 | 3.08 | 0.00125 |
| 1971 | 47,186 | 1,112 | 2.41 | 0.00125 |
| 1972 | 48,077 | 891 | 1.89 | 0.00125 |
| 1973 | 48,738 | 661 | 1.37 | 0.00124 |
| 1974 | 49,234 | 496 | 1.02 | 0.00123 |
| 1975 | 49,586 | 352 | 0.71 | 0.00122 |
| 1976 | 49,780 | 194 | 0.39 | 0.00120 |
| 1977 | 49,844 | 64 | 0.13 | 0.00118 |
| 1978 | 49,860 | 16 | 0.03 | 0.00116 |
| 1979 | 49,946 | 86 | 0.17 | 0.00114 |
| 1980 | 50,179 | 233 | 0.47 | 0.00113 |
| 1981 | 50,584 | 405 | 0.81 | 0.00112 |
| 1982 | 51,157 | 573 | 1.13 | 0.00111 |
| 1983 | 51,829 | 672 | 1.31 | 0.00110 |
| 1984 | 52,534 | 705 | 1.36 | 0.00110 |
| 1985 | 53,190 | 656 | 1.25 | 0.00109 |
| 1986 | 53,797 | 607 | 1.14 | 0.00109 |
| 1987 | 54,373 | 576 | 1.07 | 0.00108 |
| 1988 | 54,878 | 505 | 0.93 | 0.00107 |
| 1989 | 55,295 | 417 | 0.76 | 0.00106 |
| 1990 | 55,604 | 309 | 0.56 | 0.00105 |
| 1991 | 55,789 | 185 | 0.33 | 0.00103 |
| 1992 | 55,861 | 72 | 0.13 | 0.00102 |
| 1993 | 55,848 | -13 | -0.02 | 0.00100 |
| 1994 | 55,815 | -33 | -0.06 | 0.00099 |
| 1995 | 55,811 | -4 | -0.01 | 0.00097 |
| 1996 | 55,837 | 26 | 0.05 | 0.00096 |
| 1997 | 55,881 | 44 | 0.08 | 0.00095 |
| 1998 | 55,948 | 67 | 0.12 | 0.00093 |
| 1999 | 56,046 | 98 | 0.18 | 0.00092 |
| 2000 | 56,175 | 129 | 0.23 | 0.00091 |
| 2001 | 56,327 | 152 | 0.27 | 0.00090 |
| 2002 | 56,518 | 191 | 0.34 | 0.00090 |
| 2003 | 56,708 | 190 | 0.34 | 0.00089 |
| 2004 | 56,861 | 153 | 0.27 | 0.00088 |
| 2005 | 56,951 | 90 | 0.16 | 0.00087 |
| 2006 | 56,971 | 20 | 0.04 | 0.00086 |
| 2007 | 56,927 | -44 | -0.08 | 0.00085 |
| 2008 | 56,841 | -86 | -0.15 | 0.00083 |
| 2009 | 56,728 | -113 | -0.20 | 0.00082 |
| 2010 | 56,638 | -90 | -0.16 | 0.00081 |
| 2011 | 56,552 | -86 | -0.15 | 0.00080 |
| 2012 | 56,470 | -82 | -0.14 | 0.00079 |
| 2013 | 56,414 | -56 | -0.10 | 0.00078 |
| 2014 | 56,381 | -33 | -0.06 | 0.00077 |
| 2015 | 56,377 | -4 | -0.01 | 0.00076 |
| 2016 | 56,412 | 35 | 0.06 | 0.00075 |
| 2017 | 56,481 | 69 | 0.12 | 0.00074 |
| 2018 | 56,564 | 83 | 0.15 | 0.00074 |
| 2019 | 56,672 | 108 | 0.19 | 0.00073 |