Population, male, annual growth rate in Greenland
Greenland: Population, male, annual growth rate was -0.1339 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.1339 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 22.9%
World rank
175th
of 216 countries
All-time high
4.5 % change on previous year
in 1965
All-time low
-0.6876 % change on previous year
in 2013
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Population, male, annual growth rate in Greenland, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male, annual growth rate in Greenland stood at -0.1339 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, annual growth rate in Greenland peaked at 4.5 % change on previous year in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.6876 % change on previous year, in 2013.
That places Greenland 175th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, male, annual growth rate in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.06 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 4.4 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1965 | 4.5 % change on previous year | +24.4% |
| 1966 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 4 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 4.11 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 1972 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 1973 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -34.3% |
| 1974 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4355 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4262 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1977 | -0.4095 % change on previous year | -196.1% |
| 1978 | -0.2504 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9405 % change on previous year | -475.6% |
| 1980 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +34.2% |
| 1981 | 1.59 % change on previous year | +25.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9851 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 1983 | 1.19 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9629 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5149 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 1987 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +107.7% |
| 1988 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7764 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3102 % change on previous year | -60.1% |
| 1991 | -0.4954 % change on previous year | -259.7% |
| 1992 | -0.6749 % change on previous year | +36.2% |
| 1993 | -0.4642 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2602 % change on previous year | -156.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4348 % change on previous year | +67.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2484 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2411 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2305 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0367 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1266 % change on previous year | +245.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2628 % change on previous year | +107.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2953 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.182 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1552 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 2005 | -0.0363 % change on previous year | -123.4% |
| 2006 | -0.3562 % change on previous year | +882.2% |
| 2007 | -0.4667 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 2008 | -0.4589 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2009 | -0.0668 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2842 % change on previous year | -525.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5567 % change on previous year | +95.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1956 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
| 2013 | -0.6876 % change on previous year | +251.5% |
| 2014 | -0.4549 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 2015 | -0.3797 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1113 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2017 | -0.0472 % change on previous year | -142.4% |
| 2018 | -0.2899 % change on previous year | +514.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3178 % change on previous year | -209.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2056 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4607 % change on previous year | +124.1% |
| 2022 | -0.0469 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2579 % change on previous year | -650.3% |
| 2024 | -0.1737 % change on previous year | -167.4% |
| 2025 | -0.1339 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's -0.1339 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.395 % change on previous year. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's -0.1339 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3239 % change on previous year. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, male, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -882.2% | -0.0363 % change on previous year | -0.3562 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +650.3% | -0.0469 % change on previous year | 0.2579 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +525.3% | -0.0668 % change on previous year | 0.2842 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -514.6% | -0.0472 % change on previous year | -0.2899 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +475.6% | -0.2504 % change on previous year | 0.9405 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.07 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 % change on previous year | -0.4095 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 % change on previous year | 0.5149 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0127 % change on previous year | -0.6749 % change on previous year | 0.4348 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0363 % change on previous year | -0.4667 % change on previous year | 0.2953 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0785 % change on previous year | -0.6876 % change on previous year | 0.5567 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.095 % change on previous year | -0.1737 % change on previous year | 0.4607 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 172 Isle of Man -0.0936 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Jamaica -0.1019 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Trinidad and Tobago -0.1101 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Bulgaria -0.1347 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Czechia -0.1532 % change on previous year compare
- 178 North Macedonia -0.1588 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 336 (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 318 (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, annual growth rate in Greenland?
- Population, male, annual growth rate in Greenland was -0.1339 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 % change on previous year in 1965.
- What is the lowest population, male, annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6876 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Greenland rank for population, male, annual growth rate?
- Greenland ranks 175th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, annual growth rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.