| Population |
56,384 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 25.5% (male 7,344; female 7,029)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 20,894; female 17,715)
65 years and over: 6% (male 1,585; female 1,817) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 33.5 years
male: 34.8 years
female: 31.9 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
-0.01% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
15.96 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.18 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 16.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 17.62 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 69.32 years
male: 65.75 years
female: 72.98 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.42 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
100 (1999) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
NA |
| Nationality |
noun: greenlander(s)
adjective: greenlandic |
| Ethnic groups |
Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), Danish and others 12% (January 2000) |
| Religions |
Evangelical Lutheran |
| Languages |
Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: greenland
local short form: kalaallit nunaat
local long form: none |