Demographics of Greenland
| Demographics of Greenland | |
|---|---|
Population pyramid of Greenland in 2020 | |
| Population | 57,792 (2022 est.) |
| Growth rate | -0.02% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 13.79 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.96 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 73.98 years |
| • male | 71.28 years |
| • female | 76.82 years |
| Fertility rate | 1.91 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 8.75 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | -5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 20.82% |
| 65 and over | 10.36% |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 1.08 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.84 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Greenlander |
| Language | |
| Official | Greenlandic |
| Spoken | Greenlandic, Danish, English |
This is a demography of the population of Greenland including population density, ethnicity, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The demographics of Greenland is highly impacted by the rapid transformation from a hunter-gatherer to a post-industrial society in the 20th century. This transformation resulted in Greenland undergoing a demographic transition, with a significant population increase as a result.
This rocketing of the population caused Danish authorities to implement a highly controversial IUD program, known as the Spiral case in the 1960s and 70s.