January 1st 2014 there lived 56.282 persons in Greenland. Thus, the population decreased by 88 persons during 2013.

 

Summary table 1. Population January 1st 2005-2014

 

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Total

56.969

56.901

56.648

56.462

56.194

56.452

56.615

56.749

56.370

56.282

Men

30.319

30.182

30.005

29.885

29.809

29.936

29.942

30.041

29.838

29.730

Women

26.650

26.719

26.643

26.577

26.385

26.516

26.673

26.708

26.532

26.552

Source: Statistics Greenland,  http://bank.stat.gl/beest1

 

Of the country's 4 municipalities Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq was the only one to have a rising population in 2013. In the other municipalities, the population declined slightly, as shown in Summary table 2

 

Especially growing is the population in towns, while the population in the country's settlements decreases. Figure 1 shows that just since 2008 the total population in settlements declined from 8,833 to 7,678 people.

 

Figure 1. Population in settlements 1977-2014

Source: Statistics Greenland,  http://bank.stat.gl/beest1


Summary table 2 Population in municipalities 2014

 

-16

17-64

65+

Men

Women

Total

2013

Total

2014

Change from 2013 to 2014

Total

13.613

38.427

4.242

29.730

26.552

56.370

56.282

-88

Towns

11.456

33.125

3.616

25.279

22.918

48.151

48.197

46

Settlements

2.106

4.964

608

4.164

3.514

7.775

7.678

-97

Stations

-

152

4

123

33

192

156

-36

Farms

51

96

12

87

72

162

159

-3

Unknown

-

90

2

77

15

90

92

2

Kommune Kujalleq

1.684

4.653

751

3.779

3.309

7.151

7.088

-63

Towns

1.435

4.002

619

3.183

2.873

6.069

6.056

-13

Settlements

198

557

121

511

365

923

876

-47

Stations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms

51

94

11

85

71

157

156

-1

Unknown

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-2

Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq

5.308

15.690

1.238

11.707

10.529

21.868

22.236

368

Towns

4.907

14.828

1.128

10.958

9.905

20.438

20.863

425

Settlements

401

843

109

732

621

1.378

1.353

-25

Stations

-

12

-

11

1

42

12

-30

Farms

-

2

1

2

1

5

3

-2

Unknown

-

5

-

4

1

5

5

-

Qeqqata Kommunia

2.293

6.384

759

5.017

4.419

9.620

9.436

-184

Towns

1.955

5.414

685

4.239

3.815

8.268

8.054

-214

Settlements

338

970

74

778

604

1.352

1.382

30

Stations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unknown

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Qaasuitsup Kommunia

4.328

11.475

1.488

9.042

8.249

17.498

17.291

-207

Towns

3.159

8.881

1.184

6.899

6.325

13.376

13.224

-152

Settlements

1.169

2.594

304

2.143

1.924

4.122

4.067

-55

Stations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unknown

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Outside Municipalities

-

225

6

185

46

233

231

-2

Source: Statistics Greenland,  http://bank.stat.gl/beest2

 

 

Figure 2. Neighborhoods in Nuuk 1994 - 2014

Source: Statistics Greenland,  http://bank.stat.gl/beestnuk 

 

 

The figure below shows the development of migration in the period 1993-2013. Every year throughout the period, more people moved from Greenland than to. In 2013 a total of 2,066 people immigrated while 2,513 people emigrated. Net emigration in 2013 of 447 persons was a little higher than the average number of annual net emigrations in the period 1993-2013.

 

Figure 3. Migrations 1993 - 2013

  

Source: Statistics Greenland,  http://bank.stat.gl/beebbiu2

 

Figure 4. Foreign citizens 1977-2014

Source: Statistics Greenland,  http://bank.stat.gl/beest6

 

Summary table 3. Foreign citizens 2008-2014

 

 

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Total

581

676

736

811

920

978

986

 

                                                  Europe og Northamerica                                                                                                  

Total

424

505

510

529

619

650

640

Men

294

360

364

360

439

464

452

Women

130

145

146

169

180

186

188

 

                                                              Others                                                             

Total

157

171

226

282

301

328

346

Men

58

69

87

117

122

138

140

Women

99

102

139

165

179

190

206

Source: Statistics Greenland,  http://bank.stat.gl/beest6

 

 

Overall, over the past 6 years the number of foreign citizens increased by 405 persons from 581 in 2008 to 986 at January 1st 2013.

 

Based on a preliminary calculation of the number live births and deaths in 2013 the main figures of population trends in 2013 is listed in summary table 4.

 

Summary table 4. Population trends 2013          

Population January 1st 2013

56.370

+ number of liveborn (provisional)

820

- number of death (provisional)

444

+ immigrants

2.066

- emigrants

2.513

- Corrections

17

Population Januar 1st 2014

56.282

 

Detailed tables can be found in our Statbank (http://bank.stat.gl)