Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Greenland
Greenland: Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations was 787 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Greenland, 1980–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Greenland is 787 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Greenland peaked at 1,204 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 787 people, in 2014.
That places Greenland 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Greenland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 964 people | — |
| 1981 | 978 people | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1,029 people | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1,059 people | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1,085 people | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1,107 people | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1,127 people | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1,144 people | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1,149 people | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,184 people | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1,204 people | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,178 people | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 1,165 people | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1,157 people | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,125 people | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1,075 people | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 1,028 people | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 982 people | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 926 people | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 897 people | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 895 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 885 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 873 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 854 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 851 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 854 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 845 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 840 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 839 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 846 people | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 832 people | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 804 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 797 people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 787 people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 801 people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 825 people | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 825 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 835 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 855 people | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 842 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 814 people | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 803 people | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 787 people | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,064 people | 964 people | 1,149 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,102 people | 926 people | 1,204 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 863.3 people | 839 people | 897 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 820.7 people | 787 people | 855 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 811.5 people | 787 people | 842 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 201 Cayman Islands 883 people compare
- 202 Jersey 856 people compare
- 203 Marshall Islands 804 people compare
- 205 American Samoa 722 people compare
- 206 Dominica 720 people compare
- 207 Isle of Man 703 people 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 24, female, interpolated 336 (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, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Greenland?
- Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations in Greenland was 787 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,204 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 787 people in 2014.
- How does Greenland rank for number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations?
- Greenland ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one-year-olds who have received different vaccinations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people at birth.