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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CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
56,344 (July 2007 est.)
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.)
Population growth rate
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Birth rate
16.01 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate
7.93 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate
-8.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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.)
Infant mortality rate
14.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 70.23 years
male: 66.65 years
female: 73.9 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Nationality
noun: Greenlander(s)
adjective: Greenlandic
Ethnic groups
Greenlander 87% (Inuit, Greenland-born Europeans, and persons of mixed Inuit and Danish blood), Danish and others 13%
Religions
Evangelical Lutheran
Languages
Greenlandic (East Inuit language), Danish, English
Literacy
definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
note: similar to Denmark proper
- See also : Greenland
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