Population ages 0-14, total in Greenland
Greenland: Population ages 0-14, total was 11,787 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total in Greenland, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Greenland is 11,787, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Greenland peaked at 20,149 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11,630, in 2018.
Greenland ranks 197th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,261 | 14,265 | 19,755 | 10 |
| 1970s | 18,306 | 15,219 | 20,149 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,647 | 13,093 | 14,699 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,081 | 14,370 | 15,419 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,128 | 12,886 | 15,138 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,032 | 11,630 | 12,710 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,800 | 11,766 | 11,830 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 194 Marshall Islands 12,298 compare
- 195 Cayman Islands 12,178 compare
- 196 American Samoa 12,128 compare
- 198 Isle of Man 11,697 compare
- 199 Dominica 11,601 compare
- 200 Faroe Islands 10,909 compare
More health data for Greenland
- 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)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 317 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 345 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 327 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 335 (2025)
- Population, female 26,987 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 30.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Greenland?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Greenland was 11,787 in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 20,149 in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,630 in 2018.
- How does Greenland rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Greenland ranks 197th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.