Greenland Demographics Profile 2001

Population

56,352 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 26.69% (male 7,649; female 7,392)

15-64 years: 67.87% (male 20,868; female 17,376)

65 years and over: 5.44% (male 1,385; female 1,682) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate

0.06% (2001 est.)

Birth rate

16.52 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate

7.58 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate

-8.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.2 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female

total population: 1.13 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate

17.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 68.37 years

male: 64.82 years

female: 72.01 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.44 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

100 (1999)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Greenlander(s)

adjective: Greenlandic

Ethnic groups

Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), Danish and others 12% (January 2000)

Religions

Evangelical Lutheran

Languages

Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English

Literacy

definition: NA

total population: NA%

male: NA%

female: NA%

note: similar to Denmark proper