Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Greenland
Greenland: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 88.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
88.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
46th
of 236 countries
All-time high
88.6%
in 2025
All-time low
49.0%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Greenland, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Greenland stood at 88.6%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Greenland peaked at 88.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1950.
Greenland ranks 46th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49.0% | — |
| 1951 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 49.7% | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 52.1% | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 54.3% | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 55.6% | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 56.9% | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 58.3% | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 59.8% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 62.0% | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 64.5% | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 67.1% | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 69.0% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 70.2% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 71.2% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 72.6% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 88.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 88.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.6%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.2% | 49.0% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.7% | 58.3% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.3% | 73.1% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.2% | 76.4% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.7% | 80.0% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 81.5% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.3% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.3% | 88.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More work & labour data for Greenland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37.23 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 49.56 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 4.24 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 18.77 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18.46 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6029 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6113 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2897 % change on previous year (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Greenland?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Greenland was 88.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Greenland ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.