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
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)