Greenland

18 cities · 5 states/provinces · Capital: Nuuk · North America

56,025 Population
18 Cities
$3.3B GDP
$58,499 GDP per Capita
0.860 HDI
71.6 Life Expectancy
2,166,086 Area (km²)

Greenland at a Glance

General

CapitalNuuk
ContinentNorth America
RegionAmericas
SubregionNorth America
LanguagesGreenlandic
CurrencyKrone (DKK)

Demographics

Population56,025
Density0.0/km²
Median Age35.3
Urban Population88.1%
Birth Rate12.6 per 1K
Death Rate9.4 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.77

Economy

GDP$3.3 billion
GDP per Capita$58,499
HDI0.860

Geography

Area2,166,086 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedNo
Calling Code++299
TLD.gl

Status

ISO CodeGL / GRL
UN MemberNo
IndependentNo
Life Expectancy71.6 years

Largest Cities in Greenland

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Nuuk Sermersooq 18,326 29°F 16 ft
2 Sisimiut Qeqqata 5,582 23°F -
3 Ilulissat Avannaata 4,737 24°F 36 ft
4 Qaqortoq Kujalleq 3,224 34°F -
5 Aasiaat Qeqertalik 3,069 24°F 3 ft
6 Maniitsoq Qeqqata 2,534 27°F -
7 Tasiilaq Sermersooq 1,985 28°F -
8 Qaanaaq Avannaata 1,634 10°F -
9 Uummannaq Avannaata 1,407 24°F 49 ft
10 Narsaq Kujalleq 1,346 32°F 269 ft
11 Paamiut Sermersooq 1,308 32°F 3 ft
12 Nanortalik Kujalleq 1,185 36°F -
13 Upernavik Avannaata 1,092 18°F -
14 Qasigiannguit Qeqertalik 1,081 24°F 43 ft
15 Qeqertarsuaq Sermersooq 986 33°F -
16 Qeqertarsuaq Qeqertalik 839 19°F -
17 Kangaatsiaq - 520 24°F 3 ft
18 Kangerlussuaq Qeqqata 508 22°F 794 ft