Greenland: cities by population
Greenland has a population of 56,025, with Nuuk as its capital. The 18 largest of its 18 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuuk | Sermersooq | 14,798 |
| 2 | Sisimiut | Qeqqata | 5,227 |
| 3 | Ilulissat | Avannaata | 4,413 |
| 4 | Qaqortoq | Kujalleq | 3,224 |
| 5 | Aasiaat | Qeqertalik | 3,005 |
| 6 | Maniitsoq | Qeqqata | 2,534 |
| 7 | Tasiilaq | Sermersooq | 1,985 |
| 8 | Uummannaq | Avannaata | 1,407 |
| 9 | Narsaq | Kujalleq | 1,346 |
| 10 | Paamiut | Sermersooq | 1,308 |
| 11 | Nanortalik | Kujalleq | 1,185 |
| 12 | Upernavik | Avannaata | 1,129 |
| 13 | Qasigiannguit | Qeqertalik | 1,081 |
| 14 | Qeqertarsuaq | Sermersooq | 986 |
| 15 | Qeqertarsuaq | Qeqertalik | 839 |
| 16 | Qaanaaq | Avannaata | 646 |
| 17 | Kangaatsiaq | 520 | |
| 18 | Kangerlussuaq | Qeqqata | 508 |
Twenty years earlier: Greenland in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 57,024.