Population, male in Greenland
Greenland: Population, male was 29,844 in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 199th out of 215 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.
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
- 196 Cayman Islands 38,063 compare
- 197 Dominica 32,893 compare
- 198 Bermuda 31,550 compare
- 200 Faroe Islands 28,342 compare
- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 23,439 compare
- 202 American Samoa 23,206 compare
More health data for Greenland
- 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)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 362 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 11.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 317 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 345 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 327 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 17.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 47.6% (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 199th out of 215 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.