Population, male in Greenland
Greenland: Population, male was 29,844 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
29,844
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
202nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
30,329
in 2004
All-time low
16,625
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male in Greenland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 29,844 for population, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Greenland peaked at 30,329 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16,625, 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, male in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16,625 | — |
| 1961 | 17,300 | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 18,042 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 18,835 | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 19,516 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 20,394 | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 21,149 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 21,996 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 22,899 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 23,810 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 24,728 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 25,237 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 25,878 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 26,310 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 26,635 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 26,751 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 26,865 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 26,755 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 26,688 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 26,939 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 27,279 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 27,712 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 27,985 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 28,319 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 28,662 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 28,938 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 29,087 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 29,398 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 29,754 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 29,985 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 30,078 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 29,929 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 29,727 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 29,589 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 29,666 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 29,795 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 29,869 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 29,941 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 30,010 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 30,021 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30,059 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 30,138 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 30,227 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 30,282 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 30,329 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 30,318 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 30,210 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 30,069 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 29,931 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 29,911 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 29,996 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 30,163 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 30,104 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 29,897 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 29,761 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 29,648 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 29,681 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29,667 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 29,581 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 29,675 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 29,736 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 29,873 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 29,859 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29,936 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 29,884 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 29,844 | -0.1% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 29,844 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.50 million, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 29,844 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.99 million, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,057 | 16,625 | 23,810 | 10 |
| 1970s | 26,279 | 24,728 | 26,939 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,712 | 27,279 | 29,985 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,862 | 29,589 | 30,078 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,147 | 29,911 | 30,329 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,817 | 29,581 | 30,163 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,855 | 29,736 | 29,936 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 199 Cayman Islands 38,063 compare
- 200 Dominica 32,893 compare
- 201 Bermuda 31,550 compare
- 203 Faroe Islands 28,342 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 23,439 compare
- 205 American Samoa 23,206 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, male in Greenland?
- Population, male in Greenland was 29,844 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 30,329 in 2004.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,625 in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for population, male?
- Greenland ranks 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.