Population increased by 96 in second quarter of 2025



On July 1st, 2025, 56.831 people lived in the country. That is 96 more than on April 1st this year, and 5 less than a year ago.

20,085 people now live in Nuuk, which is 313 more than on the same day, last year.

The population statistics are based on data from the Central Population Register (CPR), which records all individuals who are officially registered as residents of Greenland at a given point in time.It should be noted that information about individuals who emigrate from the Kingdom of Denmark is often reported with a delay. Therefore, the number of foreign nationals in the statistics may be higher than the actual number.



Source: Statistics Greenland – See table in StatBank https://bank.stat.gl/BEESTK1

Table 1. The population in municipalities
2023Q4 2024Q1 2024Q2 2024Q3 2024Q4 2025Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3
Hele landet 56.696 56.699 56.866 56.836 56.662 56.542 56.735 56.831
Kommune Kujalleq 6.147 6.138 6.108 6.137 6.139 6.109 6.117 6.100
Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq 24.332 24.382 24.402 24.231 24.197 24.228 24.443 24.503
Qeqqata Kommunia 9.218 9.204 9.301 9.330 9.317 9.179 9.154 9.169
Kommune Qeqertalik 6.062 6.058 6.037 6.058 6.013 5.969 5.941 5.926
Avannaata Kommunia 10.868 10.846 10.951 11.011 10.925 10.989 11.013 11.067

Source: Statistics Greenland – See table in StatBank https://bank.stat.gl/BEESTK3

Table 2. Population by place of birth
2023Q4 2024Q1 2024Q2 2024Q3 2024Q4 2025Q1 2025Q2 2025Q3
I alt 56.696 56.699 56.866 56.836 56.662 56.542 56.735 56.831
Grønland 49.932 49.957 49.974 50.023 49.739 49.738 49.816 49.885
Færøerne 227 223 217 214 211 209 215 213
Danmark 4.107 4.042 4.095 3.991 4.035 3.931 3.993 3.944
Norden 318 314 316 315 314 311 314 315
Øvrige Europa 441 453 455 427 405 384 390 387
Afrika 43 43 45 48 51 52 54 56
Amerika 126 126 126 130 143 134 134 141
Asien 1.492 1.531 1.628 1.677 1.753 1.774 1.810 1.881
Oceanien 10 10 10 11 11 9 9 9

Source: Statistics Greenland – See table in StatBank https://bank.stat.gl/BEESTK1

With the exception of information on few deaths, information on births and deaths are reported very quickly. Due to a lower number of deaths, slight increase in number of liveborn, the total birth surplus (births minus deaths) was up from 67 in 2024 to 119 persons in the first 6 months of the year.



Table 3. Monthly birth surplus
year Jan Feb Mar Apr Maj Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec Jan-Jun Total
2018 11 24 10 23 17 33 47 19 38 45 40 31 118 338
2019 31 17 4 33 35 25 47 36 9 31 22 17 145 307
2020 30 14 27 34 45 18 39 16 20 44 17 17 168 321
2021 21 22 9 13 42 12 12 29 22 15 31 8 119 236
2022 40 1 26 12 10 31 29 17 35 0 7 19 120 227
2023 9 25 1 17 16 20 21 8 26 27 1 25 88 196
2024 7 13 9 4 21 13 5 29 14 19 19 14 67 167
2025 18 12 22 21 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 0

Source: Statistics Greenland – See table in StatBank https://bank.stat.gl/BEEBBDK and https://bank.stat.gl/BEEBBLFK

A total of 357 people immigrated and 350 people emigrated in the second quarter of the year, so the net immigration was 7 persons. There is some uncertainty associated with this figure which is primarily due to incorrect registrations and delayed reports at this level of detail.



Table 4. Monthly net immigration surplus
year Jan Feb Mar Apr Maj Jun Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dec Jan-Jun Total
2018 -7 18 -24 -30 -31 -75 45 -271 -62 -35 -10 -57 -149 -539
2019 95 15 -35 -44 -40 -20 56 -358 -13 5 -12 -21 -29 -372
2020 45 23 19 9 4 59 14 -170 0 -16 -13 -54 159 -80
2021 65 30 35 3 22 -45 -25 -225 -7 -35 -14 -65 110 -261
2022 11 -7 -5 5 -40 4 -21 -248 10 -6 -9 -76 -32 -382
2023 57 58 -41 29 -17 -11 8 -259 -36 15 -30 -62 75 -289
2024 29 66 -49 -50 -42 -2 -12 -269 3 -63 -35 -86 -48 -510
2025 48 36 33 13 28 -34 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 0

Source: Statistics Greenland – See table in StatBank https://bank.stat.gl/BEEBBIUK

The number of relocations (internally) in Greenland in 2024/25 is at the same level as in the previous years. Information on change of residence is usually reported with a larger backlog, with the last month in particular underestimating the actual number.



Source: Statistics Greenland – See table in StatBank https://bank.stat.gl/BEEBAF2AK

Source: Statistics Greenland – See table in StatBank https://bank.stat.gl/BEEBBCK

Tables in the StatBank

Detailed information can be found in StatBank Greenland.

The following tables have been updated:

Midyear population

BEESTM1 Population July 1st
BEESTM2 Population in Municipalities July 1st
BEESTM3 Population in Districts and Municipalities July 1st
BEESTM4 Population in Localities July 1st
BEESTM5 Marital Status by July 1st
BEESTM6 Population by Citizenship
BEESTM6NUK Population in Nuuk by Citizenship July 1st
BEESTM8 Population by country of Birth
BEESTM8NUK Citizenship in Nuuk by place of birth July 1st
BEESTMNUK Population In Nuuk July 1st by citydistrict

Quarterly population

BEESTK1 Quarterly population
BEESTK3 Population in Districts and Municipalities. Quarterly report
BEESTK4 Population in Localities. Quarterly report
BEESTKN Population in Nuuk. Quarterly report
BEEBAF2K Internal migrations, preliminary quarterly report on month
BEEBBIU2K External migrations, preliminary quaterly report on month
BEEBBLFK Livebirth, preliminary quarterly report on month
BEEBBDK Death, preliminary quarterly report on month
BEEBBCK Marriages and divorces, preliminary quarterly monthly report