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Greenland

According to the World Bank, Greenland was home to 56,836 people in 2024 — the 201st most populous of 217 countries, less than 0.01% of everyone on Earth.

REGIONEurope & Central Asia
INCOME GROUP · WORLD BANKHigh income
CAPITALNuuk

Greenland by the numbers

METRICVALUEWORLD RANKSHARE
PopulationWorld Bank, 202456,836201st of 217less than 0.01%
People
Population GrowthWorld Bank, 2024-0.1%183rd of 217
Birth RateWorld Bank, 202412.0 / 1,000121st of 217
Death RateWorld Bank, 20249.3 / 1,00055th of 217
Fertility RateWorld Bank, 20241.71128th of 217
Urban PopulationWorld Bank, 202488.3%38th of 217
Economy
GDP (current US$)World Bank, 2024$3.3B179th of 214less than 0.01%
GDP per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$58.5K21st of 214
GNI per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$34.8K43rd of 207
InflationWorld Bank, 2024no figure
UnemploymentWorld Bank, 2025no figure
Health
Life ExpectancyWorld Bank, 202470.3 yrs152nd of 217
Infant MortalityWorld Bank, 2024no figure
Health SpendingWorld Bank, 2024no figure
PhysiciansWorld Bank, 20231.1 / 1,000124th of 208
Environment
CO₂ per capitaWorld Bank, 202410.520th of 203
Forest CoverWorld Bank, 20230.0%210th of 214
Renewable EnergyWorld Bank, 202211.7%137th of 212
Society
Internet UsersWorld Bank, 202569.5%135th of 213
Mobile SubscriptionsWorld Bank, 2024118.6 / 1,00095th of 214
Literacy RateWorld Bank, 2024no figure
Land
Population DensityWorld Bank, 20230.14216th of 216
Arable LandWorld Bank, 2023no figure

23 live measures for Greenland, each linking to its world map and ranking. Every figure carries its source and year; where the source has no value for Greenland, the table says so in words rather than inventing a number.

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