Greenland — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Greenland, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Greenland was -0.01% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.17% in 1965. The lowest was -0.61% in 1977 (about 68.8× the latest value).
Greenland ranks 169 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 78%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Greenland sits below it. It peaked in 1965 and has fallen 100% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 97%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 37 of 58 economies; Germany (-0.03%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4312% in 2010. That is 110% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 20th of 216 in 1961 → 27th of 216 in 1970 → 145th of 216 in 1980 → 168th of 216 in 1990 → 185th of 217 in 2000 → 162nd of 217 in 2010 → 149th of 217 in 2020 → 169th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | -0.05% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 0.36% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 0.01% | -0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 0.51% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 0.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.36% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | -0.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | -0.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 0.13% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | -0.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | -0.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | -0.58% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | -0.14% | -0.8 pp |
| 2011 | 0.63% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 0.37% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | -0.01% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | -0.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | -0.28% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 0.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 0.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 0.15% | — |
| 1999 | 0% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 0.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.18% | -0.4 pp |
| 1995 | 0.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.54% | +0.7 pp |
| 1993 | -0.18% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | -0.36% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | -0.18% | -0.7 pp |
| 1990 | 0.54% | -0.4 pp |
| 1989 | 0.91% | -0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 1.29% | +0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 1.12% | +0.6 pp |
| 1986 | 0.56% | -0.4 pp |
| 1985 | 0.94% | -0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 1.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.16% | +0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 0.98% | -0.6 pp |
| 1981 | 1.58% | +0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +0.4 pp |
| 1979 | 0.81% | +1.2 pp |
| 1978 | -0.41% | +0.2 pp |
| 1977 | -0.61% | -0.8 pp |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -0.8 pp |
| 1974 | 1.02% | -0.4 pp |
| 1973 | 1.44% | -0.9 pp |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 1971 | 1.71% | -1.6 pp |
| 1970 | 3.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 3.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 3.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 3.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 3.26% | -0.9 pp |
| 1965 | 4.17% | +0.9 pp |
| 1964 | 3.24% | -0.7 pp |
| 1963 | 3.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 3.79% | +0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 3.63% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Greenland’s Population growth in 1962?
3.79% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Greenland’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -100.2% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.01%; 2024: -0.05%; 2023: 0.36%; 2022: 0.01%; 2021: 0.51%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.