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Population in Municipalities January 1st 1977-2026
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Population January 1st by municipality, residence, time and gender
Table: Population in Municipalities January 1st 1977-2026
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Lars Pedersen,
LARP@stat.gl
Latest update
2/10/2026
Unit
persons
Next update
2/11/2027
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www.stat.gl/bee202601/m1
Creation date
1/24/2019
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Yes
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Statistics Greenland
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Population January 1st by municipality, residence, time and gender
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2025
2026
Men
Women
Men
Women
Total
Town
26,138
23,810
26,351
24,056
Settlement
3,575
2,943
3,450
2,805
Kommune Kujalleq
Town
2,838
2,566
2,845
2,565
Settlement
414
285
400
273
Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq
Town
12,064
11,090
12,301
11,341
Settlement
594
478
544
453
Qeqqata Kommunia
Town
4,207
3,797
4,161
3,822
Settlement
642
533
627
497
Kommune Qeqertalik
Town
2,751
2,482
2,711
2,450
Settlement
413
323
403
318
Avannaata Kommunia
Town
4,278
3,875
4,333
3,878
Settlement
1,512
1,324
1,476
1,264
Outside municipalities
Town
0
0
0
0
Settlement
0
0
0
0
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Footnotes
The Population Register contains information on all persons who have resided in Greenland after 1 January 1977.
The purpose of the register is to be the basis for population statistics, and to supplement other personal information
with basic information about each person, like address and family relations.The Population register is updated with information from CPR (Administrative Population Register) where the following information is retrieved:
name, gender, age, place of birth, citizenship, marital status, reference to mother, father and spouse, address of residence and more.
According to ยง13 of the Act on Greenland Statistics, no person-related information is disclosed from the register, except for personal numbers, randomly drawn for surveys
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