Greenland: cities by population
Greenland has a population of 55,629 (UN estimate, 2026), with Nuuk as its capital. The 18 largest of its 18 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
-1%
since 2000 (56,209)
-10%
projected by 2050 (49,898)
0
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Greenland
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuuk | Sermersooq | 14,798 |
| 2 | Sisimiut | Qeqqata | 5,227 |
| 3 | Ilulissat | Avannaata | 4,413 |
| 4 | Qaqortoq | Kujalleq | 3,224 |
| 5 | Aasiaat | Qeqertalik | 3,005 |
| 6 | Maniitsoq | Qeqqata | 2,534 |
| 7 | Tasiilaq | Sermersooq | 1,985 |
| 8 | Uummannaq | Avannaata | 1,407 |
| 9 | Narsaq | Kujalleq | 1,346 |
| 10 | Paamiut | Sermersooq | 1,308 |
| 11 | Nanortalik | Kujalleq | 1,185 |
| 12 | Upernavik | Avannaata | 1,129 |
| 13 | Qasigiannguit | Qeqertalik | 1,081 |
| 14 | Qeqertarsuaq | Sermersooq | 986 |
| 15 | Qeqertarsuaq | Qeqertalik | 839 |
| 16 | Qaanaaq | Avannaata | 646 |
| 17 | Kangaatsiaq | 520 | |
| 18 | Kangerlussuaq | Qeqqata | 508 |
Twenty years earlier: Greenland in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 57,024.
Common questions
What is the population of Greenland?
Greenland has a population of 55,629, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 49,898 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Greenland?
Nuuk.