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How many babies are born in Greenland?

714 babies born in Greenland in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 204th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Greenland: history and projections

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Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Greenland’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1000 ~42 ~1.1K 40.2 Modelled estimate
1500 ~47 ~1.2K 40.2 Modelled estimate
1800 ~137 ~3.93K 34.8 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~455 ~12.8K 35.6 Historical reconstruction
1950 964 23.2K 41.5 UN estimate
2000 897 56.2K 16.0 UN estimate
2023 789 55.9K 14.1 UN estimate
2026 714 55.6K 12.8 UN projection
2050 580 49.9K 11.6 UN projection
2075 445 43.2K 10.3 UN projection
2100 351 37.2K 9.4 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Greenland among estimates through 2023 were in 1964, at about 1.62K. That is roughly 38 times the estimated ~42 births a year in 1000.

At 1.90 children per woman, fertility in Greenland is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Greenland each year?

An estimated 714 babies are born in Greenland in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 2 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Greenland?

Greenland has an estimated 12.8 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.90 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.