Population ages 05-09, female in Greenland
Greenland: Population ages 05-09, female was 1,990 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,990
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
199th
of 218 countries
All-time high
3,714
in 1972
All-time low
1,837
in 1982
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 05-09, female in Greenland, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 05-09, female in Greenland is 1,990, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 05-09, female in Greenland peaked at 3,714 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1,837, in 1982.
That places Greenland 199th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 05-09, female in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,205 | — |
| 1961 | 2,329 | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 2,467 | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 2,623 | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 2,767 | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 2,937 | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 3,057 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 3,171 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 3,317 | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 3,475 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 3,621 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 3,683 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 3,714 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 3,638 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 3,475 | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 3,227 | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 2,956 | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 2,681 | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 2,409 | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 2,135 | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 1,927 | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 1,844 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1,837 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1,900 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1,993 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 2,066 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 2,112 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 2,169 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 2,231 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 2,287 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 2,341 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 2,391 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2,447 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2,509 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 2,583 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2,636 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 2,660 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 2,677 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 2,680 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,660 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,631 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,594 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2,539 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,463 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 2,380 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2,303 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2,233 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 2,171 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 2,116 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2,072 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2,035 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,014 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,987 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,952 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1,929 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,905 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,886 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,870 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,852 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,850 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,854 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,873 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1,893 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,930 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1,966 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1,990 | +1.2% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1,990 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73,134, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1,990 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 154,554, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,835 | 2,205 | 3,475 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,154 | 2,135 | 3,714 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,037 | 1,837 | 2,287 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,558 | 2,341 | 2,680 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,350 | 2,072 | 2,631 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,928 | 1,850 | 2,035 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,918 | 1,854 | 1,990 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 2,570 compare
- 197 American Samoa 2,118 compare
- 198 Marshall Islands 2,025 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 1,929 compare
- 201 Dominica 1,889 compare
- 202 Faroe Islands 1,881 compare
More health data for Greenland
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 05-09, female in Greenland?
- Population ages 05-09, female in Greenland was 1,990 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,714 in 1972.
- What is the lowest population ages 05-09, female recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,837 in 1982.
- How does Greenland rank for population ages 05-09, female?
- Greenland ranks 199th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 05-09, female rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 5 to 9.