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General Information

Region		Northern America
Population (000, 2024)		56^a,b
Pop. density (per km2, 2024)		0.1^a,b
Capital city		Nuuk
Capital city pop. (000, 2024)		18.4^d
Surface area (km2)		2 166 086^c
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		110.9^a,b
National currency		Danish Krone (DKK)
Exchange rate (per US$)		6.7^e

Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2024
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	2 499	3 083	2 926^c
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	-2.5	0.2	1.4^c
GDP per capita (current US$)	44 710.9	55 026.0	51 820.9^c
Economy: Agriculture^f,g (% of Gross Value Added)	17.6	18.1	18.5^c
Economy: Industry^f,h (% of Gross Value Added)	17.6	19.1	17.9^c
Economy: Services and other activity^f,i (% of GVA)	64.9	62.8	63.6^c
Employment in agriculture (% of employed)	4.6^j,k,l	...	...
Employment in industry (% of employed)	12.6^j,k,l	...	...
Employment in services (% employed)	82.5^j,k,l	...	...
Unemployment (% of labour force)	9.7^j,m,n,o,p	...	...
International trade: exports (million current US$)	406	933^q	1 073^q,e
International trade: imports (million current US$)	667	827^q	1 205^q,e
International trade: balance (million current US$)	-261	106^q	-132^q,e

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2024
Population growth rate^a (average annual %)	0.1	-0.1	-0.2^b
Urban population (% of total population)	86.1	87.1^r	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	0.3^s	...	...
Fertility rate, total^a (live births per woman)	2.1	2	1.9^b
Life expectancy at birth^a (females/males, years)	72.4 / 68.4	72.5 / 68.2	72.6 / 68.2^b
Population age distribution^a,t (0-14/60+ years old, %)	21.1 / 12.7	20.9 / 15.1	20.8 / 18.2^b
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	6.0 / 10.7	5.9 / 10.4	... / ...
Under five mortality rate^a (per 1000 live births)	11.1	11.4	11.4^b
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	12	10.2	...
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	7.2	5.4^u	...

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2024
Individuals using the Internet^q (per 100 inhabitants)	67.6	69.5^v	...
Threatened species (number)	17	27	29^e
Forested area (% of land area)	~0.0	~0.0	~0.0^w
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	0.5 / 9.2	0.6 / 10.0	0.6 / 10.1^w
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	2	2	2^w
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	156	166	169^w
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	29.7	29.7	29.7^e

Footnotes

a		For statistical purposes, the data for Denmark do not include this area.
b		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
c		2022
d		2018
e		2023
f		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
g		Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.
h		Excludes publishing activities. Includes irrigation canals.
i		Includes publishing activities and landscape care. Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
j		Nationals, residents.
k		Population aged 15 to 64 years.
l		2011
m		Population aged 18 to 64 years.
n		Break in the time series.
o		Excluding the institutional population.
p		2013
q		Estimate.
r		2019
s		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
t		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
u		2016
v		2017
w		2021