Greenland: People & Society#
| Population | 57,728 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Greenlander(s) adjective: Greenlandic |
| Ethnic groups | Inuit 88%, Danish and other 12% (2010 est.) |
| Languages | Greenlandic (East Inuit) (official), Danish (official), English |
| Religions | Evangelical Lutheran, traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 21.26% (male 6,237/female 6,034) 15-24 years: 15.81% (male 4,612/female 4,514) 25-54 years: 41.6% (male 12,597/female 11,416) 55-64 years: 12.43% (male 4,001/female 3,177) 65 years and over: 8.9% (male 2,754/female 2,386) (2016 est.) |
| Median age | total: 33.8 years male: 35 years female: 32.6 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.02% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | settlement concentrated on the southwest shoreline, with limited settlements scattered along the remaining coast; interior is uninhabited |
| Urbanization | urban population: 86.4% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.74% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | NUUK (capital) 17,000 (2014) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.26 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.15 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.4 years male: 69.7 years female: 75.2 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.01 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Physicians density | 1.67 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.8 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |