Greenland in Figures 2025 · 22nd edition, May 2025Published by...

Greenland in Figures 2025 · 22nd edition, May 2025

Published by Statistics Greenland

Edited by Naduk Kleemann, Statistics Greenland

ISBN: 978-87-986787-9-3 ISSN: 1604-7397

According to this document - only just released, and quoted by GoG in international data; the population of Greenland is 49738 (pg 6)

The most recent employment stats appear to be from 2023.

On pg 19, the figures suggest that there are 29339 employed persons in average per month both internal and external to Greenland.

Which would make the unemployment rate about 6.4% (in 2023) - if that rate has dropped to 0.2% in 2 years, GoG are miracle workers.

To compare (in 2023) employments rates with Australia - In seasonally adjusted terms, in December 2023, the unemployment rate remained at 3.9%.

On pg 28 - In 2023, women had an average gross income of 258,000 DKK ($AU60,953.66), while men held an average gross income of 321,000 DKK ($AU75,842.19). Hence, on a national level the average man had an income 24 per cent higher than the average woman. However, men are overrepresented in the typical economically active groups, and women are overrepresented in the oldest age groups. This may in part cause the difference in income.

So we are comparing apples with apples - according to the Australian Bureau of Stats, in 2023 the average Australian income was approximately $98,000.

There are any number of quotable publications and abstracts in relation to pollution in Greenland, ironically, there several about at three legacy mine sites (Ivittuut, Mestersvig and Maarmorilik) that caused significant metal pollution, mostly with lead and zinc, due to lack of adequate environmental studies and regulation.