Population ages 0-14 in Greenland
Greenland: Population ages 0-14 was 20.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Greenland, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Greenland stood at 20.7%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Greenland peaked at 45.8% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2025.
Greenland ranks 119th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.9% | — |
| 1961 | 44.2% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 44.9% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 45.7% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 45.2% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 44.6% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 44.0% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 43.4% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 42.6% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 41.5% | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 40.3% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 38.9% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 37.3% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 35.5% | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 33.7% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 32.1% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 30.7% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 29.3% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 27.9% | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 26.6% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 25.6% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 24.6% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 24.7% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 25.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 26.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 26.7% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 27.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.8% | 43.9% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.6% | 30.7% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.9% | 24.5% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 25.8% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 22.9% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.8% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.7% | 20.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More education data for Greenland
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.93 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -0.965 % change on previous year (2023)
- Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Greenland?
- Population ages 0-14 in Greenland was 20.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 1965.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2025.
- How does Greenland rank for population ages 0-14?
- Greenland ranks 119th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.