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People of Greenland

Population:56,344 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 24% (male 6,926/female 6,597)
15-64 years: 69.1% (male 20,901/female 18,012)
65 years and over: 6.9% (male 1,873/female 2,035) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 34.1 years
male: 35.4 years
female: 32.3 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:-0.03% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:16.01 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:7.93 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-8.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.115 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 14.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.32 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 70.23 years
male: 66.65 years
female: 73.9 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:100 (1999)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:NA
Nationality:noun: Greenlander(s)
adjective: Greenlandic
Ethnic groups:Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), Danish and others 12% (2000)
Religions:Evangelical Lutheran
Languages:Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2001 est.)

Greenland Quickstats

  • Population: 56,344 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 2,166,086 sq km
  • Density: 0.026 /km² (230th)
  • GDP (total): $1.1 billion (not ranked)
  • GDP (per capita): $20,0002 (not ranked)
  • Literacy: 100%

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  • Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
  • Dial code: +299

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