Table 9. Population by citizenship. Selected years1985-2015
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Total |
52.955 |
55.567 |
55.732 |
56.110 |
56.972 |
56.452 |
55.984 |
55.846 |
Denmark |
52.501 |
55.129 |
55.418 |
55.602 |
56.442 |
55.716 |
55.009 |
54.789 |
Finland |
7 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
15 |
Iceland |
21 |
26 |
34 |
115 |
100 |
94 |
172 |
204 |
Norway |
138 |
116 |
66 |
84 |
48 |
61 |
64 |
62 |
Sweden |
144 |
145 |
63 |
100 |
86 |
92 |
79 |
98 |
Estonia |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
Latvia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
1 |
Lithuania |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
Belgium |
- |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
Cyprus |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
France |
10 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
13 |
Greece |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Netherlands |
4 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
Ireland |
- |
1 |
3 |
- |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
Italy |
3 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
Luxembourg |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Malta |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Poland |
- |
4 |
- |
3 |
2 |
24 |
29 |
36 |
Portugal |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Slovakia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Slovenia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Croatia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Spain |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
- |
2 |
6 |
7 |
Great Britain |
- |
34 |
22 |
20 |
12 |
22 |
16 |
18 |
Czech Republic |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
1 |
- |
4 |
Czechoslovakia (former) |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Germany |
24 |
20 |
20 |
24 |
46 |
61 |
53 |
50 |
East Germany (former) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Hungary |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Austria |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
3 |
5 |
3 |
Switzerland |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
Bulgaria |
- |
- |
3 |
7 |
10 |
16 |
22 |
26 |
Romania |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
9 |
11 |
16 |
15 |
Turkey |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Russia |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
18 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
Soviet Union (former) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
Belarus |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ukraine |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Other Europe |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
USA |
31 |
22 |
23 |
19 |
18 |
29 |
36 |
41 |
Canada |
12 |
4 |
14 |
8 |
20 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
Other America |
- |
3 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
18 |
15 |
Ethiopia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Morocco |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
Somalia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Other Africa |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
Afghanistan |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bangladesh |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Philippines |
- |
- |
6 |
5 |
10 |
51 |
157 |
162 |
India |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
- |
- |
Iraq |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Iran |
1 |
4 |
- |
2 |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Japan |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
China |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
6 |
11 |
10 |
Lebanon |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Pakistan |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Sri Lanka |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
Syria |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Thailand |
3 |
6 |
14 |
37 |
63 |
131 |
166 |
175 |
Vietnam |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Other Asia |
- |
3 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
Oceania |
- |
- |
2 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
Stateless |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Unknown |
41 |
2 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
4 |
3 |
Source: Statistics Greenland