Population ages 50-54, male in Greenland
Greenland: Population ages 50-54, male was 1,566 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,566
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
206th
of 218 countries
All-time high
2,747
in 2017
All-time low
457
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 50-54, male 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
In 2025, population ages 50-54, male in Greenland stood at 1,566.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 50-54, male in Greenland peaked at 2,747 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 457, in 1960.
Greenland ranks 206th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 50-54, male in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 457 | — |
| 1961 | 474 | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 497 | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 521 | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 539 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 564 | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 587 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 612 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 636 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 661 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 683 | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 692 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 708 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 730 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 758 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 792 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 841 | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 890 | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 951 | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 1,031 | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 1,095 | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 1,136 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 1,164 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1,193 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1,217 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1,233 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1,244 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,267 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1,301 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1,350 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1,416 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 1,491 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 1,567 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 1,639 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1,704 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1,751 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 1,778 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,789 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,788 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,787 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,795 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,814 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,843 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,879 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,928 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,993 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 2,070 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2,156 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2,247 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2,341 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2,436 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 2,537 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2,599 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2,630 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,674 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,713 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2,743 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,747 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,712 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2,647 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2,512 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 2,327 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 2,102 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 1,887 | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 1,699 | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 1,566 | -7.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1,566 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99,435, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1,566 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 191,636, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 554.8 | 457 | 661 | 10 |
| 1970s | 807.6 | 683 | 1,031 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,220 | 1,095 | 1,350 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,671 | 1,416 | 1,789 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,007 | 1,795 | 2,341 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,644 | 2,436 | 2,747 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,016 | 1,566 | 2,512 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 203 Northern Mariana Islands 1,928 compare
- 204 Faroe Islands 1,796 compare
- 205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,686 compare
- 207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,497 compare
- 208 American Samoa 1,481 compare
- 209 Liechtenstein 1,442 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 50-54, male in Greenland?
- Population ages 50-54, male in Greenland was 1,566 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 50-54, male recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,747 in 2017.
- What is the lowest population ages 50-54, male recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 457 in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for population ages 50-54, male?
- Greenland ranks 206th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 50-54, male rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 50-54, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 50 to 54.