Greenland: Population ages 15-64, total

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Greenland's population ages 15-64, total fell 1% on 2024 (from 38,869 to 38,491).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.1% and a typical year strayed about 0.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.6% in 1968 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.1% in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 140.45 a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 38,531 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 419.88, against 565.67 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Greenland had the 201st highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Greenland in the 2025 ranking

• Isle of Man — 198th of 217: 52,561
• Dominica — 199th of 217: 45,576
• Bermuda — 200th of 217: 41,340
• Faroe Islands — 202nd of 217: 34,229
• Turks and Caicos Islands — 203rd of 217: 33,898
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 204th of 217: 32,819

What this measures

Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 66 values

Population ages 15-64, total in nearby economies

• Albania — 1.55 million (2025)
• Andorra — 59,541 (2025)
• Armenia — 2.05 million (2025)
• Austria — 5.96 million (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 7.14 million (2025)
• Belarus — 5.98 million (2025)
• Belgium — 7.56 million (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2.02 million (2025)
• Bulgaria — 4.08 million (2025)
• Channel Islands — 110,433 (2025)
• Croatia — 2.43 million (2025)

More health data for Greenland

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.09% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 6.73% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 5,735 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 21.25% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 6,053 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 20.28% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 11,787 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 20.74% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.37% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Greenland's population ages 15-64, total?

38,491 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 119% from 17,576 in 1960 (1.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 40,355 in 2012 and the lowest 17,576 in 1960.

How does Greenland rank?

201st highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.1564.TO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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