Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Greenland

Greenland: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre was 0.014 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.014 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
215th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.014 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0021 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Greenland, 1961–2023

0.0030.0050.0070.010.0130.015196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Greenland is 0.014 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Greenland peaked at 0.014 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

Greenland ranks 215th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Greenland, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Greenland, 1961 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0021 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0022 units per square kilometre +7.1%
1963 0.0023 units per square kilometre +6.4%
1964 0.0025 units per square kilometre +4.6%
1965 0.0026 units per square kilometre +5.1%
1966 0.0027 units per square kilometre +5.8%
1967 0.0029 units per square kilometre +6.9%
1968 0.0031 units per square kilometre +7.0%
1969 0.0033 units per square kilometre +6.5%
1970 0.0035 units per square kilometre +5.8%
1971 0.0037 units per square kilometre +5.4%
1972 0.004 units per square kilometre +6.7%
1973 0.0042 units per square kilometre +5.4%
1974 0.0044 units per square kilometre +4.5%
1975 0.0045 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1976 0.0046 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1977 0.0048 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1978 0.0049 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1979 0.0051 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1980 0.0052 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1981 0.0054 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1982 0.0055 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1983 0.0055 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1984 0.0056 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1985 0.0056 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1986 0.0057 units per square kilometre +1.0%
1987 0.0058 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1988 0.0059 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1989 0.006 units per square kilometre +2.0%
1990 0.0062 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1991 0.0064 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1992 0.0066 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1993 0.0068 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1994 0.007 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1995 0.0073 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1996 0.0076 units per square kilometre +3.3%
1997 0.0065 units per square kilometre -14.4%
1998 0.0066 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1999 0.0068 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2000 0.0069 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2001 0.0071 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2002 0.0072 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2003 0.0074 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2004 0.0075 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2005 0.0078 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2006 0.0082 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2007 0.0085 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2008 0.0088 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2009 0.0091 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2010 0.0094 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2011 0.0098 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2012 0.01 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2013 0.0102 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2014 0.0103 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2015 0.0105 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2016 0.0109 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2017 0.0112 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2018 0.0114 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2019 0.0118 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2020 0.0121 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2021 0.0127 units per square kilometre +4.4%
2022 0.0132 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2023 0.014 units per square kilometre +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0044 units per square kilometre 0.0035 units per square kilometre 0.0051 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre 0.006 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0079 units per square kilometre 0.0069 units per square kilometre 0.0091 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0106 units per square kilometre 0.0094 units per square kilometre 0.0118 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.013 units per square kilometre 0.0121 units per square kilometre 0.014 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 212 Mauritania 0.1567 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 213 Namibia 0.1285 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 214 Mongolia 0.1086 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Greenland?
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Greenland was 0.014 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 0.014 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Greenland rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
Greenland ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greenland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
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Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.