Greenlandic people in Denmark

Greenlandic Danes are residents of Denmark with Greenlandic Inuit background and descent. There are 16,770 people of Greenlandic Inuit descent living in Denmark.[2]

Greenlandic Dane
Kalaallit-danskit
Total population
16,770[1]
Regions with significant populations
Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus
Languages
Greenlandic, Danish
Religion
Predominantly Lutheran
See Religion in Denmark
Related ethnic groups
Greenlanders, Danes, Danish Greenlanders, Greenlandic Americans, Danish Americans, Danish Canadians, Danish Australian, Scandinavian Americans, European Americans
Other Inuit ethnic groups

Statistics

In 2020, 16,770 people of Greenlandic descent were recorded in Denmark, a figure almost one third the population of Greenland.[3]

On average each year, not fewer than 316 Greenlanders move to Denmark from Greenland, which is about 0.5% of the Greenlandic population.[4]

See also

References
  1. "BEF5G: PEOPLE BORN IN GREENLAND AND LIVING IN DENMARK 1. JANUARY BY SEX, AGE AND PARENTS PLACE OF BIRTH" (in Danish and English). Statistics Denmark. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. "BEF5G: PEOPLE BORN IN GREENLAND AND LIVING IN DENMARK 1. JANUARY BY SEX, AGE AND PARENTS PLACE OF BIRTH" (in Danish and English). Statistics Denmark. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. "BEF5G: PEOPLE BORN IN GREENLAND AND LIVING IN DENMARK 1. JANUARY BY SEX, AGE AND PARENTS PLACE OF BIRTH" (in Danish and English). Statistics Denmark. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. "Greenlanders in Denmark". Statistics Greenland. Retrieved 2018-08-23.


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