Demographics of Greenland
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Population: 56,309 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
27% (male 7,718; female 7,483)
15-64 years:
68% (male 20,860; female 17,272)
65 years and over:
5% (male 1,332; female 1,644) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.09% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 16.85 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -8.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.21 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.81 male(s)/female
total population:
1.13 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 18.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
68.07 years
male:
64.52 years
female:
71.69 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.45 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Greenlander(s)
adjective:
Greenlandic
Ethnic groups: Greenlander 87% (Inuit and Greenland-born Europeans), Danish and others 13%
Religions: Evangelical Lutheran
Languages: Greenlandic (East Inuit language), Danish, English
Literacy:
definition:
NA
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
note:
similar to Denmark proper
- See also : Greenland