Demographics of Greenland

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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.

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[edit] CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

[edit] Population

56,344 (July 2007 est.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Population growth rate

-

[edit] Birth rate

16.01 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

[edit] Death rate

7.93 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

-8.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

14.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth


total population: 70.23 years
male: 66.65 years
female: 73.9 years (2007 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

2.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)

[edit] Nationality


noun: Greenlander(s)
adjective: Greenlandic

[edit] Ethnic groups

Greenlander 87% (Inuit, Greenland-born Europeans, and persons of mixed Inuit and Danish blood), Danish and others 13%

[edit] Religions

Evangelical Lutheran

[edit] Languages

Greenlandic (East Inuit language), Danish (co-official with Greenlandic), and widespread fluency in the English.[citation needed]

[edit] Literacy


definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
note: similar to Denmark proper

See also : Greenland


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