Population, total, annual growth rate in Greenland
Greenland: Population, total, annual growth rate was -0.0088 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.0088 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 82.7%
World rank
169th
of 218 countries
All-time high
4.26 % change on previous year
in 1965
All-time low
-0.6036 % change on previous year
in 1977
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Population, total, annual growth rate in Greenland, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Greenland recorded -0.0088 % change on previous year for population, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 82.7% on the previous year and up 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Greenland peaked at 4.26 % change on previous year in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.6036 % change on previous year, in 1977.
Greenland ranks 169th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 3.86 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 4 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1965 | 4.26 % change on previous year | +29.1% |
| 1966 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 1967 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 1972 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +35.2% |
| 1973 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 1974 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1975 | 0.202 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2016 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1977 | -0.6036 % change on previous year | -399.4% |
| 1978 | -0.4049 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 1979 | 0.813 % change on previous year | -300.8% |
| 1980 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +48.8% |
| 1981 | 1.59 % change on previous year | +31.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9804 % change on previous year | -38.5% |
| 1983 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9488 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5639 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1987 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +98.9% |
| 1988 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9124 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5425 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1991 | -0.1799 % change on previous year | -133.2% |
| 1992 | -0.3604 % change on previous year | +100.4% |
| 1993 | -0.1808 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5435 % change on previous year | -400.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5405 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1792 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1789 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1786 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1515 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 0.3453 % change on previous year | +127.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3831 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2756 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 2004 | 0.259 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.065 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 2006 | -0.281 % change on previous year | -532.2% |
| 2007 | -0.3875 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 2008 | -0.4014 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2009 | -0.0089 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3746 % change on previous year | -4320.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6297 % change on previous year | +68.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1406 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 2013 | -0.5756 % change on previous year | +309.3% |
| 2014 | -0.3328 % change on previous year | -42.2% |
| 2015 | -0.3215 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1283 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 2017 | -0.0249 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 2018 | -0.2653 % change on previous year | +964.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3606 % change on previous year | -235.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2526 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5074 % change on previous year | +100.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0141 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 2023 | 0.36 % change on previous year | +2449.6% |
| 2024 | -0.051 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 2025 | -0.0088 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +4320.4% | -0.0089 % change on previous year | 0.3746 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +2449.6% | 0.0141 % change on previous year | 0.36 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -964.6% | -0.0249 % change on previous year | -0.2653 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -532.2% | 0.065 % change on previous year | -0.281 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +400.5% | -0.1808 % change on previous year | 0.5435 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | -399.4% | 0.2016 % change on previous year | -0.6036 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.66 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | 4.26 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 % change on previous year | -0.6036 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.5639 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1442 % change on previous year | -0.3604 % change on previous year | 0.5435 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0401 % change on previous year | -0.4014 % change on previous year | 0.3831 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0168 % change on previous year | -0.5756 % change on previous year | 0.6297 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1791 % change on previous year | -0.051 % change on previous year | 0.5074 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 166 Grenada 0.0819 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Barbados 0.0552 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Lithuania 0.017 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Germany -0.0304 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Trinidad and Tobago -0.0417 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Isle of Man -0.0499 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Greenland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 148,208 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Crops total 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 148,208 kg (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Greenland?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Greenland was -0.0088 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 % change on previous year in 1965.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6036 % change on previous year in 1977.
- How does Greenland rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Greenland ranks 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.