Population ages 80 and above, male in Greenland
Greenland: Population ages 80 and above, male was 365 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 80 and above, 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
The most recent figure for population ages 80 and above, male in Greenland is 365, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, male in Greenland peaked at 365 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1960.
Greenland ranks 207th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population ages 80 and above, male in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9 | — |
| 1961 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 1962 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 1963 | 19 | +18.8% |
| 1964 | 23 | +21.1% |
| 1965 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 21 | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 26 | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 31 | +19.2% |
| 1972 | 40 | +29.0% |
| 1973 | 46 | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 50 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 55 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 61 | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 65 | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 69 | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 72 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 75 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 86 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 90 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 97 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 89 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 104 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 116 | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 125 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 135 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 143 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 158 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 170 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 175 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 191 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 209 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 217 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 221 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 225 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 228 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 234 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 247 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 268 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 289 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 315 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 343 | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 365 | +6.4% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 365 is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,120, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 365 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64,948, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 80 and above, male in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +44.4% | 9 | 13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.3 | 9 | 25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.5 | 26 | 72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.9 | 75 | 92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.5 | 89 | 98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.8 | 87 | 143 | 10 |
| 2010s | 202.8 | 158 | 234 | 10 |
| 2020s | 304.5 | 247 | 365 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 204 Tonga 479 compare
- 205 Turks and Caicos Islands 448 compare
- 206 Saint Martin (French part) 410 compare
- 208 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 350 compare
- 209 Saint Kitts and Nevis 276 compare
- 210 Kiribati 233 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 80 and above, male in Greenland?
- Population ages 80 and above, male in Greenland was 365 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 80 and above, male recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 365 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, male recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for population ages 80 and above, male?
- Greenland ranks 207th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, male rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 80 and above, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 80 and above.