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🇬🇱 Greenland

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3GRL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2GL
UN M49 numeric304
IOC code
Official nameGreenland
Native name(s)kal: official: Kalaallit Nunaat; common: Kalaallit Nunaat
Alt spellingsGL, Grønland
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentNo
UN memberNo

Geography

RegionAmericas
SubregionNorth America
UN regional group
CapitalNuuk
Area (km²)2,166,086
Lat / Lng72.0000, -40.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.gl
Calling coderoot: +2; suffixes: 99

Demographics

Population (World Bank)56,831 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)70.273 (2024)
Languageskal: Greenlandic
Demonymseng: f: Greenlandic; m: Greenlandic; fra: f: Groenlandaise; m: Groenlandais
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)3,326,543,974.392 (2023)
GDP per capita (current USD)58,498.971 (2023)
Unemployment rate (%)
CurrenciesDKK: name: krone; symbol: kr.

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
195023,209
195123,665
195224,174
195324,808
195425,497
195526,261
195627,181
195728,262
195829,441
195930,727
196032,105
196133,417
196234,645
196335,904
196437,209
196538,556
196639,967
196741,398
196842,781
196944,137
197045,465
197146,500
197247,258
197347,977
197448,622
197549,172
197649,591
197749,755
197849,751
197949,782
198050,111
198150,718
198251,339
198351,967
198452,611
198553,211
198653,739
198754,266
198854,800
198955,318
199055,630
199155,721
199255,753
199355,758
199455,750
199555,840
199655,999
199756,099
199856,150
199956,130
200056,209
200156,411
200256,592
200356,761
200456,907
200556,950
200656,883
200756,782
200856,661
200956,522
201056,614
201156,834
201256,778
201356,513
201456,173
201556,021
201656,061
201756,071
201856,074
201956,084
202056,080
202156,041
202255,990
202355,922

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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