Greenland
Territory in Americas
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 56.8K (2025). World rank 200 of 216; in Americas, 41 of 46. Area: 2,166,086 km². World rank 13 of 249; in Americas, 5 of 56. GDP per person: $58,499 (2023). World rank 25 of 210 (1 = best); in Americas, 4 of 45. From 2015 to 2025: population 56.1K → 56.8K.
State
- Official name
- Greenland
- Local name
- Kalaallit Nunaat
- Capital
- Nuuk
- Region
- Americas
- Form of government
- Parliamentary democracy
- UN member
- No
- Head of state
- Frederik X
- Head of government
- Jens-Frederik Nielsen
Key figures
- Population
- 56,831 2025
- Area
- 2,166,086 km²
- GDP
- $3.3B 2023
- GDP per person
- $58,499 2023
- Life expectancy
- 70.3 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- Greenlandic
- Currency
- Danish Krone (DKK)
- Time zones
- UTC−3, UTC−1, UTC
- Calling code
- +299
- Emergency numbers
- 112
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- C, E, F, K
- Mains voltage
- 230 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 44,087
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 0.6% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Gunnbjørn Fjeld, 3,694 m
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean, 0 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 1,792
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- -1
- Warmest month in the capital
- July, 6°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- February, -8°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 0 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- 0% 2025
- Living in cities
- 88.6% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -265 2025
- Born in another country
- 10.4% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 20.7% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 67.7% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 11.5% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 72.2 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 68.4 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 1.7 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 12 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 9.3 2024
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 84.8 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 77.9 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 79.3 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 73.9 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 83.8 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $78,906 2023
- GDP growth per year
- +0.9% 2023
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
- Gross national income per person
- $34,800 2007
- Price level, USA = 100
- 74 2023
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 16.6% 2023
- Industry, share of GDP
- 18.5% 2023
- Services, share of GDP
- 61% 2023
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 40.8% 2023
- Imports, share of GDP
- 51.1% 2023
Healthcare
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 1.1 1980
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 14.4 1970
Public health
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 4.3% 2024
- Overweight adults
- 59% 2022
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 100% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 62.5% 2022
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 5.4 2016
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 79.5 2025
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 1.6 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 10.5 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 11.6 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 0% 2024
- Protected areas
- 22.6% 2025
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 69.5% 2017
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 119 2022
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 32 2022
- Internet domain
- .gl
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 11.7% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 77% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 23% 2021
Transport
- Airports
- 25 2025
Science and innovation
- Research spending, share of GDP
- 0.7% 2004
- Researchers per million people
- 702 2004
- Scientific articles per year
- 38 2023
- High-tech share of manufactured exports
- 1.7% 2018