Number of one year olds in Greenland
Greenland: Number of one year olds was 390 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
390
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
204th
of 236 countries
All-time high
779
in 1966
All-time low
358
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of one year olds in Greenland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 390 for number of one year olds in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Greenland peaked at 779 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 358, in 1977.
That places Greenland 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of one year olds in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 401 | — |
| 1951 | 398 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 390 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 419 | +7.4% |
| 1954 | 465 | +11.0% |
| 1955 | 496 | +6.7% |
| 1956 | 522 | +5.2% |
| 1957 | 545 | +4.4% |
| 1958 | 575 | +5.5% |
| 1959 | 611 | +6.3% |
| 1960 | 648 | +6.1% |
| 1961 | 676 | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 697 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 717 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 737 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 764 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 779 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 759 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 721 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 693 | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 668 | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 620 | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 535 | -13.7% |
| 1973 | 477 | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 457 | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 428 | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 392 | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 358 | -8.7% |
| 1978 | 375 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 418 | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 448 | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 463 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 466 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 475 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 485 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 495 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 512 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 531 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 544 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 559 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 570 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 578 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 578 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 569 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 564 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 555 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 537 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 516 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 496 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 476 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 453 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 439 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 436 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 431 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 426 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 418 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 413 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 410 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 405 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 402 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 404 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 400 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 389 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 382 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 375 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 372 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 384 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 396 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 397 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 404 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 414 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 408 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 394 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 390 | -1.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 390 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,586, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 390 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,966, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 482.2 | 390 | 611 | 10 |
| 1960s | 719.1 | 648 | 779 | 10 |
| 1970s | 472.8 | 358 | 668 | 10 |
| 1980s | 497.8 | 448 | 559 | 10 |
| 1990s | 543.9 | 476 | 578 | 10 |
| 2000s | 423.3 | 402 | 453 | 10 |
| 2010s | 390.3 | 372 | 404 | 10 |
| 2020s | 401.5 | 390 | 414 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 201 Cayman Islands 445 compare
- 202 Jersey 421 compare
- 203 Marshall Islands 408 compare
- 205 American Samoa 356 compare
- 205 Dominica 356 compare
- 207 Isle of Man 342 compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 5.41 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -1.66 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one year olds in Greenland?
- Number of one year olds in Greenland was 390 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 779 in 1966.
- What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 358 in 1977.
- How does Greenland rank for number of one year olds?
- Greenland ranks 204th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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