Short facts about people of Greenland

Population:

56,352 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  26.69% (male 7,649; female 7,392) 15-64 years:  67.87% (male 20,868; female 17,376) 65 years and over:  5.44% (male 1,385; female 1,682) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.06% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

16.52 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

7.58 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-8.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.2 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.82 male(s)/female total population:  1.13 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

17.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  68.37 years male:  64.82 years female:  72.01 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.44 children born/woman (2001 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% (January 2000)

Religions:

Evangelical Lutheran

Languages:

Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English

Literacy:

definition:  NA total population:  NA% male:  NA% female:  NA% note:  similar to Denmark proper

Source: World Factbook