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General Information

Region		Northern America
Population (000, 2025)		56^a,b
Pop. density (per km2, 2025)		0.1^a,b
Capital city		Nuuk
Capital city pop. (000, 2025)		18.4^d
Surface area (km2)		2 166 086^c
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		110.6^a,b
National currency		Danish Krone (DKK)
Exchange rate (per US$)		7.1^e

Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2025
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	2 499	3 083	3 041^c
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	-2.5	0.2	1^c
GDP per capita (current US$)	44 610.0	54 973.0	54 374.0^c
Economy: Agriculture^f,g (% of Gross Value Added)	17.6	18.1	18.3^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	63.9^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^k,m,n,o,p	...	...
International trade: exports (million current US$)	406	877^q	920^q,e
International trade: imports (million current US$)	667	852^q	1 080^q,e
International trade: balance (million current US$)	-261	25^q	-160^q,e

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
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	72.7 / 68.3^b
Population age distribution^a,t (0-14/60+ years old, %)	21.1 / 12.7	20.9 / 15.1	20.7 / 19.2^b
International migrant stock^u (000/% of total pop.)	6.0 / 10.7	5.9 / 10.5	5.8 / 10.4^e
Under five mortality rate^a (per 1000 live births)	11.1	11.4	11.1^b
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	7.1	5.4^v	...

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Individuals using the Internet^q (per 100 inhabitants)	67.6	69.5^w	...
Threatened species (number)	17	27	33^e
Forested area (% of land area)	~0.0	~0.0	~0.0^x
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	0.5 / 9.2	0.6 / 10.0	0.6 / 11.2^x
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	2	2	2^x
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	156	166	186^x
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 est. (medium fertility variant).
c		2023
d		2018
e		2024
f		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
g		Exc. irrigation canals and landscaping care.
h		Exc. publishing activities. Inc. irrigation canals.
i		Inc. publishing activities and landscape care. Exc. repair of personal and household goods.
j		Population aged 15 to 64 years.
k		Nationals, residents.
l		2011
m		Population aged 18 to 64 years.
n		Excluding the institutional population.
o		Break in the time series.
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		For statistical purposes, the foreign-born population includes persons born in Denmark and Faroe Islands.
v		2016
w		2017
x		2022