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Nationality:
noun: Greenlander(s)
adjective: Greenlandic

Ethnic groups:
Inuit 89%, Danish and other 11% (2009)

Languages:
Greenlandic (East Inuit) (official), Danish (official), English

Religions:
Evangelical Lutheran, traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs

Population:
57,695 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.3% (male 6,514/female 6,330)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 70.2% (male 21,599/female 18,861)
[see also: Age structure 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 7.6% (male 2,269/female 2,097) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 33.6 years
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male: 35 years
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female: 32.1 years (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate:
0.038% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 186
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Birth rate:
14.58 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
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Death rate:
8.22 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
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Net migration rate:
-5.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
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Urbanization:
urban population: 84% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major cities - population:
NUUK (capital) 15,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.1 male(s)/female
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total population: 1.11 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 9.83 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 147
male: 11.23 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 8.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.25 years
country comparison to the world: 140
male: 68.6 years
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female: 74.04 years (2012 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
2.11 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
100 (1999)
country comparison to the world: 161
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Education expenditures:
NA

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
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female: 100% (2001 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
NA