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
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre in Greenland, 1961–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.