Small increase in midyear population

On July 1st 2016, there where 56.186 inhabitants living in Greenland. That is 339 more than on January 1st , this year, and 72 higher than on July 1st 2015.

 

Total population

Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/BEESTM1

 

Detailed tables can be extracted from our StatBank (http://bank.stat.gl)

 

These tables have been updated:

 

BEDSTM1     Population by July 1st.

BEDSTM2     Population in municipalities by July 1st.

BEDSTM3     Population in districts by July 1st.

BEDSTM4     Population in localities by July 1st.

BEDSTM5     Population (marital status) by July 1st.

BEDSTM6     Population (citizenship) by July 1st.

 

Table 1 Population in municipalities

 

2014

2015

2016

 

January

July

January

July

January

July

Total

56.282

56.295

55.984

56.114

55.847

56.186

Kommune Kujalleq

7.088

7.024

6.970

6.928

6.811

6.766

Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq

22.236

22.179

22.317

22.369

22.480

22.631

Qeqqata Kommunia

9.436

9.465

9.397

9.482

9.423

9.432

Qaasuitsup Kommunia

17.291

17.405

17.168

17.200

17.008

17.241

Outside municipalities

231

222

132

135

125

116

Source: Statistics Greenland,  http://bank.stat.gl/BEESTM2