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The Inuit population makes up approximately 85–90% of the total (2009 est.). 6,792 people from Denmark live in Greenland, which is 12% of its total population. In recent years, Greenland experienced a significant increase in immigration from Asia, especially from the Philippines, Thailand, and China.
With a population of 56,583 (2022), [28] Greenland is the least densely populated region in the world. [29] Greenland is socially progressive. Like in Denmark proper, education and healthcare are free, and LGBTQ rights in Greenland are some of the most extensive in the Americas and the world.
Nuuk (Godthåb) by night in April 2023, Greenland's capital and by far largest city. This is a list of cities and towns in Greenland as of 1 January 2024.The term 'city' is used loosely for any populated area in Greenland, given that the most populated place is Nuuk, the capital, with 19,900 inhabitants, amounting to about 35% of the total population. [1]
Population: 57,000. Languages: Greenlandic, also Danish and English. ... Some key dates in Greenland's history: 982 - Greenland discovered by the Norwegian, Erik the Red, who calls his discovery ...
With a population of 4,670 as of 2020, [4] it is the third-largest city in Greenland, after Nuuk and Sisimiut. The city is home to almost as many sled-dogs as people. In direct translation, Ilulissat is the Kalaallisut word for "Icebergs" (Danish: Isbjerge). [5]
The population of Greenlandic Inuit has fluctuated over the years. A smallpox outbreak reduced the population from 8,000 to 6,000 in the 18th century. [20] The population doubled in 1900 to 12,000 then steadily rose by around 100 people each year from 1883–1919. [20]
Ethnic groups in Greenland (3 C, 3 P) I. Immigrants to Greenland (3 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Demographics of Greenland" This category contains only the following page.
Greenland is of strategic importance to Denmark, Europe, and the U.S. because of its access to the Arctic and, because of global warming, the increasing ease of shipping around its coast. Trump ...