Population, female in Greenland
Greenland: Population, female was 26,987 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26,987
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
202nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
26,987
in 2025
All-time low
15,875
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Greenland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 26,987 for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Greenland peaked at 26,987 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15,875, in 1960.
That places Greenland 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15,875 | — |
| 1961 | 16,400 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 16,958 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 17,565 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 18,084 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 18,806 | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 19,351 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 19,904 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 20,501 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 21,090 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 21,672 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 21,963 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 22,422 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 22,690 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 22,865 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 22,849 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 22,835 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 22,645 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 22,512 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 22,661 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 22,921 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 23,288 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 23,515 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 23,781 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 24,038 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 24,262 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 24,413 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 24,702 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 25,046 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 25,315 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 25,522 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 25,571 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 25,573 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 25,611 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 25,834 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 26,005 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 26,031 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 26,059 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 26,090 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 26,079 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 26,126 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 26,241 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 26,368 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 26,469 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26,569 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26,617 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 26,565 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 26,486 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26,397 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 26,412 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 26,538 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 26,727 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 26,706 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 26,586 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 26,534 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 26,466 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 26,505 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 26,505 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26,442 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 26,550 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 26,631 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 26,780 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 26,802 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 26,929 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 26,952 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 26,987 | +0.1% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 26,987 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.52 million, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 26,987 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.02 million, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,453 | 15,875 | 21,090 | 10 |
| 1970s | 22,511 | 21,672 | 22,865 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,128 | 22,921 | 25,315 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,838 | 25,522 | 26,090 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,425 | 26,126 | 26,617 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,556 | 26,442 | 26,727 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,847 | 26,631 | 26,987 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 199 Cayman Islands 37,781 compare
- 200 Bermuda 33,005 compare
- 201 Dominica 32,978 compare
- 203 Faroe Islands 26,558 compare
- 204 Saint Kitts and Nevis 24,488 compare
- 205 Turks and Caicos Islands 23,416 compare
More health data for Greenland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 362 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3557 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.3129 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1065 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Greenland?
- Population, female in Greenland was 26,987 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 26,987 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,875 in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for population, female?
- Greenland ranks 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.