Greenland Demographics Profile 2008

Population

56,326 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.5% (male 6,788/female 6,464)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 20,890/female 18,096)
65 years and over: 7.3% (male 1,977/female 2,111) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 34 years
male: 35.4 years
female: 32.3 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.034% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

16.08 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

8.04 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-8.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.11 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 14.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 70.53 years
male: 66.95 years
female: 74.2 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.39 children born/woman (2008 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% (2000)

Religions

Evangelical Lutheran

Languages

Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2001 est.)