Fertility rate, total in Greenland
Greenland: Fertility rate, total was 1.71 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.71 births per woman
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
128th
of 217 countries
All-time high
6.79 births per woman
in 1962
All-time low
1.71 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Greenland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 1.71 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Greenland peaked at 6.79 births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.71 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Greenland 128th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Greenland, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.69 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 6.78 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 6.79 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 6.76 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 6.65 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 6.42 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 6.03 births per woman | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 5.54 births per woman | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 4.93 births per woman | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 4.21 births per woman | -14.6% |
| 1970 | 3.54 births per woman | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 3.2 births per woman | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 3.01 births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 2.74 births per woman | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 2.45 births per woman | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 2.35 births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 2.25 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 2.35 births per woman | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 2.2 births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 2.19 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.44 births per woman | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 2.33 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.24 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 2.05 births per woman | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 2.11 births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 2.24 births per woman | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 2.04 births per woman | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 2.08 births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.32 births per woman | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 2.3 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.44 births per woman | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 2.42 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 2.61 births per woman | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 2.58 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.52 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.54 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.52 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.78 births per woman | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 2.49 births per woman | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 2.48 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.41 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.51 births per woman | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.61 births per woman | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.33 births per woman | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 2.44 births per woman | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.33 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.28 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.22 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.25 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.34 births per woman | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.18 births per woman | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1 births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.01 births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.07 births per woman | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.99 births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.12 births per woman | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.07 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.12 births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.02 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 2.12 births per woman | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.11 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.82 births per woman | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 1.82 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.77 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.71 births per woman | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.08 births per woman | 4.21 births per woman | 6.79 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.63 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman | 3.54 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 births per woman | 2.04 births per woman | 2.44 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman | 2.78 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | 2.61 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | 2.18 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Greenland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 314 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 337 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Greenland?
- Fertility rate, total in Greenland was 1.71 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.79 births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Greenland rank for fertility rate, total?
- Greenland ranks 128th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.