Population February 9th 2018 Population 2018 Same population estimate as last year Same population estimate as last year January 1st 2018 there lived 55.877 persons in Greenland. Thus, the population increased by 17 persons during 2017 and the population count is almost unchanged. Summary table 1. Population January 1st 2009-2018 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total 56.193 56.452 56.615 56.749 56.370 56.282 55.983 55.847 55.860 55.877 Men 29.808 29.936 29.942 30.041 29.838 29.730 29.555 29.543 29.493 29.489 Women 26.385 26.516 26.673 26.708 26.532 26.552 26.428 26.304 26.367 26.388 Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beest1 In both Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq, Qaasuitsup Kommunia and the new municipality Kommune Qeqartalik the population estimate rose in 2017. Particularly in Nuuk, where the increase amounted to 196 persons. 31.8 per cent. (17,796) of the population now lives in Nuuk. In total the population estimates for the settlements decreased by 225 persons from 7,356 to 7,131. However, the high displacement in Avannaata Kommunia was not voluntary but caused by the natural disaster that struck the settlements Illorsuit and Nuugaatsiaq in the summer of 2017. Figure 1. Population in settlements 1977-2017 Persons 12000 11000 10000 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beest1 Summary table 2 Population in municipalities 2018 Change from Total Total 2017 to -16 17-64 65+ Men Women 2017 2018 2018 Total 13.130 38.110 4.637 29.489 26.388 55.860 55.877 17 Towns 11.260 33.224 4.008 25.410 23.082 48.248 48.492 244 Settlements 1.830 4.688 613 3.906 3.225 7.356 7.131 -225 Stations - 88 2 75 15 94 90 -4 Farms 40 93 13 84 62 141 146 5 Unknown - 17 1 14 4 21 18 -3 Kommune Kujalleq 1.481 4.361 782 3.503 3.121 6.692 6.624 -68 Towns 1.291 3.761 642 2.969 2.725 5.725 5.694 -31 Settlements 150 509 128 452 335 829 787 -42 Stations - - - - - - - - Farms 40 91 12 82 61 138 143 5 Unknown - - - - - - - - Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq 5.272 16.031 1.435 11.975 10.763 22.673 22.738 65 Towns 4.935 15.272 1.316 11.311 10.212 21.432 21.523 91 Settlements 337 752 118 657 550 1.232 1.207 -25 Stations - 3 - 3 - 1 3 2 Farms - 2 1 2 1 3 3 - Unknown - 2 - 2 - 5 2 -3 Qeqqata Kommunia 2.175 6.255 865 4.960 4.335 9.239 9.295 56 Towns 1.883 5.365 777 4.260 3.765 7.975 8.025 50 Settlements 292 890 88 700 570 1.264 1.270 6 Stations - - - - - - - - Farms - - - - - - - - Unknown - - - - - - - - Kommune Qeqertalik 1.567 4.289 677 3.397 3.136 6.500 6.533 33 Towns 1.322 3.703 608 2.901 2.732 5.628 5.633 5 Settlements 245 586 69 496 404 872 900 28 Stations - - - - - - - - Farms - - - - - - - - Unknown - - - - - - - - Avannaata Kommunia 2.635 7.074 875 5.570 5.014 10.647 10.584 -63 Towns 1.829 5.123 665 3.969 3.648 7.488 7.617 129 Settlements 806 1.951 210 1.601 1.366 3.159 2.967 -192 Stations - - - - - - - - Farms - - - - - - - - Unknown - - - - - - - - Outside Municipalities - 100 3 84 19 109 103 -6 Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beest2 Population 2018 Page 2 Figure 2. Neighborhoods in Nuuk 1994 – 2018 9000 8000 Nuuk centrum 7000 6000 5000 Quassussuup Tungaa 4000 3000 2000 Nuussuaq Qinngorput 1000 0 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beestnuk The figure below shows the development of migration in the period 1993- 2017. On average, 403 more people moved from Greenland than to, each year throughout the period. In 2017 a total of 2,287 people immigrated while 2,736 people emigrated. Net emigration in 2017 was therefore 449 persons, markedly higher than the average annual net emigration since 1993. Figure 3. Migrations 1993 - 2017 Immigrations Emigrations Nett 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 -1000 -2000 -3000 -4000 1993 2000 2007 2014 Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beebbiu2 Population 2018 Page 3 Figure 4. Foreign citizens 1977-2018 Foreign citizens 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beest6 Summary table 3. Foreign citizens 2012-2018 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total 920 978 986 974 1057 1017 970 Europe and Northamerica Total 619 650 640 598 670 607 531 Men 439 464 452 429 487 429 370 Women 180 186 188 169 183 178 161 Others Total 301 328 346 376 387 410 439 Men 122 138 140 154 157 166 194 Women 179 190 206 222 230 244 245 Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beest6 The number of foreign citizens has been declining for the past couple of years. In total there now live 970 foreign citizens in the country. From the table in our StatBank it can be found that especially Icelandic citizens have left Greenland (from 204 persons in 2016 to 127 this year). Philippine citizens now counts 215 (22.2 pct) of foreigners in Greenland. Based on a preliminary calculation of the number of live births and deaths in 2017 shows the key figures for population trends in 2017 ( summary table 4) Summary table 4. Population Account 2017 Population January 1st 2017 55.860 + number of liveborn (provisional) 859 - number of death (provisional) 499 + immigrants 2.287 - emigrants 2.736 - Corrections (provisional) -106 Population Januar 1st 2018 55.877 Source: Statistics Greenland, http://bank.stat.gl/beecalc Population 2018 Page 4 Detailed tables can be found in our Statbank (http://bank.stat.gl) Households and families Households and families The annual statistics on population by January 1st now also includes an estimate of the number of families that can be described by family type. For the estimates Statistics Greenland uses the same concepts as Statistics Denmark. Read more about the family concepts in www.stat.gl/BED201605/o1 (Danish and Greenlandic only) In brief, a family consists of one or more persons from the same household, linked to each other through pairings or kinship. A household may consist of multiple families, but a family can in reverse not have members from several households. Illustration. A household* consisting of 3 families * A household consists of all persons with identical address in the central register of persons As of January 1, 2018 there are 55,329 persons in 29,554 families in 22,128 households or 1.3 family per household on average. In addition, 548 persons are registered with an administrative address. Population 2018 Page 5 Methods Register on Population Statistics The basis for the population statistics is Statistics Greenlands Population register. Information in this register is retrieved from the Danish civil registration system (CPR). Status statements relate to persons who resided in the country per January 1st. The residence criterion is described by the Danish Home Office in 'Guidance on registration of residence in population registers and civil registration'. Delays in reporting Births, deaths, movings, etc. are supposed to be reported no later than 5 days after an incident. But some reports are delayed. When calculating the statistics we take this into account and await the delayed reports. There is no time-limit for reporting or correcting information in the system. Migrations Information on each incident is reported by the municipal authority, who records information when it comes to their knowledge. Not all people who move are aware of deadlines and their duty to report. When we look at how much time elapses between an incident and when it is reported, we can see that about 60 percent of all immigration and emigration were recorded within the first week. Number of days between incident and report. 2013 Immigrants Emigrants 90 pct. 31 days 76 days 95 pct. 68 days 218 days 99 pct. 203 days 397 days To provide current statistics to our users, we only wait one calendar month after the status date. To make it simple, migrations are counted only if there are less than 5 years (1,825 days) between the incident and reporting. None of the migrations where reported that late in 2017. Information from the Danish CPR-system The Population Statistics Register holds only selected information from the CPR system. It includes no information on a person’s attachment to the national church or his name. The received basic information are sought for errors. Information on sex and age are derived directly from the person number, which only in isolated cases are erroneous. These errors are typically corrected within the child's first year. The locality code is extracted from the register address information. There is generally more uncertainty associated with this information, because there are differences in how the addresses are entered in the registers. From 2009 a location code has been defined to every address, and is used unchanged in the processing and dissemination of statistics. The location code is defined by Population 2018 Page 6 Asiaq (www.asiaq.gl) and an unofficial rule of thumb indicates that "a locality may not be further apart than one can live and have daily work within the locality." Concepts Den 1.