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Population January 1st 1977-2026
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Population January 1st by time, gender and place of birth
Table: Population 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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Creation date
1/24/2019
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Statistics Greenland
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Population January 1st by time, gender and place of birth
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Men
Women
Total
Greenland
Born outside Greenland
Total
Greenland
Born outside Greenland
1977
26,878
20,570
6,308
22,839
20,007
2,832
1978
26,560
20,621
5,939
22,588
19,968
2,620
1979
26,682
20,757
5,925
22,656
19,982
2,674
1980
27,019
20,852
6,167
22,754
20,062
2,692
1981
27,526
21,102
6,424
23,117
20,324
2,793
1982
27,962
21,456
6,506
23,473
20,664
2,809
1983
28,172
21,679
6,493
23,731
20,953
2,778
1984
28,348
21,891
6,457
23,999
21,202
2,797
1985
28,772
22,206
6,566
24,168
21,346
2,822
1986
29,003
22,450
6,553
24,403
21,569
2,834
1987
29,234
22,638
6,596
24,499
21,758
2,741
1988
29,675
22,877
6,798
24,849
22,041
2,808
1989
29,955
23,223
6,732
25,216
22,373
2,843
1990
30,057
23,455
6,602
25,501
22,656
2,845
1991
29,919
23,775
6,144
25,701
22,973
2,728
1992
29,695
24,114
5,581
25,690
23,274
2,416
1993
29,474
24,297
5,177
25,643
23,466
2,177
1994
29,624
24,588
5,036
25,795
23,640
2,155
1995
29,706
24,791
4,915
26,026
23,818
2,208
1996
29,817
24,960
4,857
26,046
23,911
2,135
1997
29,839
25,056
4,783
26,132
24,011
2,121
1998
29,904
25,185
4,719
26,172
24,107
2,065
1999
29,941
25,211
4,730
26,146
24,073
2,073
2000
29,989
25,269
4,720
26,135
24,107
2,028
2001
30,024
25,425
4,599
26,221
24,208
2,013
2002
30,166
25,550
4,616
26,347
24,371
1,976
2003
30,249
25,672
4,577
26,427
24,419
2,008
2004
30,322
25,744
4,578
26,504
24,474
2,030
2005
30,319
25,840
4,479
26,650
24,586
2,064
2006
30,182
25,893
4,289
26,719
24,656
2,063
2007
30,005
25,870
4,135
26,643
24,650
1,993
2008
29,885
25,796
4,089
26,577
24,625
1,952
2009
29,809
25,696
4,113
26,385
24,482
1,903
2010
29,936
25,800
4,136
26,516
24,569
1,947
2011
29,942
25,840
4,102
26,673
24,630
2,043
2012
30,041
25,880
4,161
26,708
24,611
2,097
2013
29,838
25,717
4,121
26,532
24,515
2,017
2014
29,730
25,749
3,981
26,552
24,542
2,010
2015
29,555
25,714
3,841
26,428
24,476
1,952
2016
29,543
25,704
3,839
26,304
24,381
1,923
2017
29,493
25,690
3,803
26,367
24,407
1,960
2018
29,489
25,779
3,710
26,388
24,393
1,995
2019
29,553
25,817
3,736
26,439
24,435
2,004
2020
29,551
25,738
3,813
26,530
24,452
2,078
2021
29,749
25,824
3,925
26,672
24,541
2,131
2022
29,803
25,810
3,993
26,759
24,578
2,181
2023
29,871
25,701
4,170
26,738
24,459
2,279
2024
29,921
25,568
4,353
26,778
24,389
2,389
2025
29,770
25,443
4,327
26,772
24,295
2,477
2026
29,861
25,413
4,448
26,879
24,308
2,571
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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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