Greenland, GL

Greenland: autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark

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Location of Greenland

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Greenland at a glance

Greenland currently has 12 quality-checked populated place pages and 5 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

12

These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.

Largest city

Nuuk

Population 18,326

Quick Facts about Greenland

Population 56,542
Country Danish Realm, Greenland
Different from Greenland
Area 2166086 km2
Official name Kalaallit Nunaat
Continent North America
Easternmost point Point(-12.133331 81.516669)
Latitude & Longitude 72.0000,-40.0000
Legislative body Parliament of Greenland
Official language Greenlandic
Capital Nuuk
Establishment January 01, 1979 (47 years ago)
Time Zone UTC−03:00, UTC−01:00, UTC±00:00, UTC−04:00, UTC−02:00
Local time 01:27:40 (23rd April 2026)
Coat of arms of Greenland coat of arms image
Coat of arms of Greenland coat of arms image

Geography

Greenland is located at 72°0'0"N 40°0'0"W (72.0000000, -40.0000000). It has 3 neighbors: Iceland, Norway and Canada.

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The largest city of Greenland is Nuuk with a population of 18,326. . See all Greenland cities & populated places.

  • Kujalleq
  • Avannaata
  • Sermersooq
  • Northeast Greenland National Park
  • Qeqertalik
  • Qeqqata
  • Qaasuitsup

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1960 32,500 - census
1961 33,700 3.56% census
1962 35,000 3.71% census
1963 36,400 3.85% census
1964 37,600 3.19% census
1965 39,200 4.08% census
1966 40,500 3.21% census
1967 41,900 3.34% census
1968 43,400 3.46% census
1969 44,900 3.34% census
1970 46,400 3.23% census
1971 47,200 1.69% census
1972 48,300 2.28% census
1973 49,000 1.43% census
1974 49,500 1.01% census
1975 49,600 0.2% census
1976 49,700 0.2% census
1977 49,400 -0.61% census
1978 49,200 -0.41% census
1979 49,600 0.81% census
1980 50,200 1.2% census
1981 51,000 1.57% census
1982 51,500 0.97% census
1983 52,100 1.15% census
1984 52,700 1.14% census
1985 53,200 0.94% census
1986 53,500 0.56% census
1987 54,100 1.11% census
1988 54,800 1.28% census
1989 55,300 0.9% census
1990 55,600 0.54% census
1991 55,500 -0.18% census
1992 55,300 -0.36% census
1993 55,200 -0.18% census
1994 55,500 0.54% census
1995 55,800 0.54% census
1996 55,900 0.18% census
1997 56,000 0.18% census
1998 56,100 0.18% census
1999 56,100 0% census
2000 56,200 0.18% census
2001 56,350 0.27% census
2002 56,609 0.46% census
2003 56,765 0.27% census
2004 56,911 0.26% census
2005 56,935 0.04% census
2006 56,774 -0.28% census
2007 56,555 -0.39% census
2008 56,328 -0.4% census
2009 56,323 -0.01% census
2010 56,905 1.02% census
2011 56,890 -0.03% census
2012 56,810 -0.14% census
2013 56,483 -0.58% census
2014 56,295 -0.33% (Worldbank)
2015 56,114 -0.32% (Worldbank)
2016 56,186 0.13% (Worldbank)
2017 56,172 -0.02% (Worldbank)
2018 56,025 -0.26% census
2019 55,992 -0.06% census
2020 56,081 0.16% census
2026 56,542 0.82%
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