Greenland, GL
Greenland: autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark
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Country Snapshot
Greenland at a glance
Greenland currently has 12 quality-checked populated place pages and 5 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
12
These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.
States & regions
5
Open related pagesLargest city
NuukPopulation 18,326
Top linked places
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) |
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.
Greenland map
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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