Share of the population that is female in Greenland
Greenland: Share of the population that is female was 47.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
47.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
202nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
48.8%
in 1960
All-time low
45.6%
in 1985
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Greenland, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Greenland stood at 47.5%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Greenland peaked at 48.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1985.
That places Greenland 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.0% | 47.0% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.1% | 45.7% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 45.6% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.4% | 45.9% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 46.5% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 46.9% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 47.2% | 47.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 199 Singapore 48.3% compare
- 201 Malaysia 47.7% compare
- 203 Equatorial Guinea 47.3% compare
- 204 Northern Mariana Islands 47.1% compare
- 205 Brunei 46.9% compare
More gender data for Greenland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 360 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 369 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 397 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 384 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 403 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Greenland?
- Share of the population that is female in Greenland was 47.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1985.
- How does Greenland rank for share of the population that is female?
- Greenland ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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