Greenland's People | Greenland People

Population: 56,375 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 25% (male 7,216/female 6,888) 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 20,897/female 17,823) 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 1,672/female 1,879) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 33.83 years male: 35.15 years female: 32.14 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.02% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.17 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 15.82 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 69.65 years male: 66.07 years female: 73.31 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.41 children born/woman (2005 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

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