Demographics of Greenland
Encyclopedia
This article is about the demographic
features of the population
of Greenland
, including population density
, ethnicity
, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
0-14 years:
24% (male 6,926; female 6,597)
15-64 years:
69.1% (male 20,901; female 18,012)
65 years and over:
6.9% (male 1,873; female 2,035) (2007 est.)
at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.16 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.92 male(s)/female
total population:
1.115 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
total population:
70.23 years
male:
66.65 years
female:
73.9 years (2007 est.)
, Greenland-born Europeans, and persons of mixed Inuit and Danish blood), Danish and others 13%
, English
definition:
NA
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female:
100%
note:
similar to Denmark
proper
Demographics
Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...
features of the population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
, including population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
, ethnicity
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.Age structure
0-14 years:
24% (male 6,926; female 6,597)
15-64 years:
69.1% (male 20,901; female 18,012)
65 years and over:
6.9% (male 1,873; female 2,035) (2007 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth:
1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.16 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.92 male(s)/female
total population:
1.115 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population:
70.23 years
male:
66.65 years
female:
73.9 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groups
Greenlander 87% (InuitInuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
, Greenland-born Europeans, and persons of mixed Inuit and Danish blood), Danish and others 13%
Languages
Greenlandic (East Inuit language), DanishDanish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
Literacy
definition:
NA
total population:
100%
male:
100%
female:
100%
note:
similar to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
proper
- See also : GreenlandGreenlandGreenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...