Urban population, annual growth rate in Greenland
Greenland: Urban population, annual growth rate was 0.2789 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Greenland, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Greenland is 0.2789 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 158.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Greenland peaked at 8.32 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -0.2068 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places Greenland 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.42 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 7.66 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 1963 | 8.32 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 7.32 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1965 | 7.27 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1967 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1974 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4742 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5398 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1977 | -0.1106 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 1978 | -0.0837 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 1979 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -2104.9% |
| 1980 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 1983 | 1.66 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 1.8 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1987 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8391 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 1991 | 0.072 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 1992 | -0.2068 % change on previous year | -387.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0293 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9523 % change on previous year | +3152.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8675 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1901 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1876 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2357 % change on previous year | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0571 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5051 % change on previous year | +784.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7626 % change on previous year | +51.0% |
| 2002 | 0.733 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6092 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 0.52 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2193 % change on previous year | -57.8% |
| 2006 | -0.0935 % change on previous year | -142.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0425 % change on previous year | -145.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0999 % change on previous year | +134.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2696 % change on previous year | +169.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8808 % change on previous year | +226.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9277 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2828 % change on previous year | -69.5% |
| 2013 | -0.0062 % change on previous year | -102.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0228 % change on previous year | -466.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1078 % change on previous year | +372.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3376 % change on previous year | +213.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1672 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1195 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7039 % change on previous year | +488.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5539 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 0.809 % change on previous year | +46.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3105 % change on previous year | -61.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6553 % change on previous year | +111.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2396 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2789 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +3152.9% | 0.0293 % change on previous year | 0.9523 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +2104.9% | -0.0837 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +784.1% | 0.0571 % change on previous year | 0.5051 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +488.9% | 0.1195 % change on previous year | 0.7039 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +466.7% | -0.0062 % change on previous year | 0.0228 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | -387.3% | 0.072 % change on previous year | -0.2068 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.23 % change on previous year | 4.37 % change on previous year | 8.32 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.45 % change on previous year | -0.1106 % change on previous year | 4.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3224 % change on previous year | -0.2068 % change on previous year | 0.9523 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3668 % change on previous year | -0.0935 % change on previous year | 0.7626 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3544 % change on previous year | -0.0062 % change on previous year | 0.9277 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4745 % change on previous year | 0.2396 % change on previous year | 0.809 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 167 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3195 % change on previous year compare
- 168 France 0.3032 % change on previous year compare
- 169 French Polynesia 0.2972 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Curaçao 0.2342 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Nepal 0.2288 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2274 % 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 (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 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 urban population, annual growth rate in Greenland?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Greenland was 0.2789 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2068 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Greenland rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Greenland ranks 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.7%. 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 Urban population, 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.