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Where Greenlanders move

18.5K Greenlanders live abroad — #182 largest source of emigrants worldwide

#182 worldwide#3 in North America

Considering a move from Greenland? — See top destinations, regional flows, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where emigrants go

The top 3 countries receive 98% of all emigrants

Largest destination
🇩🇰
Denmark

17.4K

93.9% of all emigrants

2🇬🇹Guatemala4702.5%
3🇳🇴Norway3111.7%
4🇫🇴Faroe Islands↑19%2071.1%
5🇮🇸Iceland↑51%1240.7%
6🇨🇷Costa Rica↑22%110.1%
7🇸🇰Slovakia20.0%
8🇧🇬Bulgaria10.0%

↑↓ — change vs 2020

CountryEmigrants
Denmark17364
Guatemala470
Norway311
Faroe Islands207
Iceland124
Costa Rica11
Slovakia2
Bulgaria1
Hungary1
Latvia0
Greece0
Cuba0

By destination region

Europe is the leading destination region at 97%

Europe97.4%

18K

Latin America2.6%

481

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about emigration from Greenland.

A significant share of the population lives abroad

1 in 3 residents of Greenland has emigrated — 18.5K out of 56.8K, representing 32.5% of the population.

How emigration changed over time

Total emigrant population by year

Historical trend
Emigrants
YearEmigrants
199010313
199511442
200012905
200513706
201015437
201516944
202017726
202418491

Top destinations over time

Emigration to the 5 largest destination countries

🇩🇰 Denmark🇬🇹 Guatemala🇳🇴 Norway🇫🇴 Faroe Islands🇮🇸 Iceland
YearDenmarkGuatemalaNorwayFaroe IslandsIceland
1990953826912313735
1995107332611559238
20001209125218410240
20051296929921213453
20101461034625514364
20151603738029615065
20201675042728017482
202417364470311207124

Fastest-changing destinations

How emigration to each country has changed since the selected year

🇮🇸Iceland+51%
🇨🇷Costa Rica+22%
🇫🇴Faroe Islands+19%
🇳🇴Norway+11%
🇬🇹Guatemala+10%
🇩🇰Denmark+4%
🇸🇰Slovakia+0%
🇧🇬Bulgaria+0%

Greenland as an emigration source

Share of immigrants in each country who originate from Greenland

🇫🇴Faroe Islands3%207
🇬🇹Guatemala1%470
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