List of cities and towns in Greenland explained

This is a list of cities and towns in Greenland as of 2021. The term 'city' is used loosely for any populated area in Greenland, given that the most populated place is Nuuk, the capital, with 19,900 inhabitants.^[1] In Greenland, two kinds of settled areas are distinguished: illoqarfik (Greenlandic for 'town'; by in Danish) and nunaqarfik (Greenlandic for 'settlement'; bygd in Danish). The difference between the two decreased since the new administrative units were introduced in 2009, with the influence of previous municipality centers decreasing.

As of October 2021, Greenland has 56,523 people living along the coast and many islands.

Towns with a population of more than 1,000

There are 13 towns in Greenland with a population exceeding 1,000:^{[2] [3] [4]}

Rank	Population (Jan. 2024)	Greenlandic name	Danish name	Municipality
1	19,872		Godthåb Godthaab Ny-Herrnhut	Sermersooq
2	5,412		Holsteinsborg	Qeqqata
3	4,963		Jakobshavn	Avannaata
4	3,047		Julianehåb Julianehaab	Kujalleq
5	2,951		Egedesminde	Qeqertalik
6	2,547		Nye-Sukkertoppen Sukkertoppen	Qeqqata
7	1,829		Ammassalik Angmagssalik	Sermersooq
8	1,383		Uummannaq	Avannaata
9	1,278		Nordprøven	Kujalleq
10	1,193		Frederikshåb Frederikshaab	Sermersooq
11	1,095		Nanortalik	Kujalleq
12	1,064		Upernavik	Avannaata
13	1,015		Christianshåb Christianshaab	Qeqertalik

Towns and settlements with a population between 200 and 1,000

There are 14 towns and settlements in Greenland with a population between 200 and 1,000:^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Population	Greenlandic name	Danish name	Municipality
14	833		Godhavn Lievely	Qeqertalik
15	591		Thule	Avannaata
16	505		—	Qeqertalik
17	460		Bluie West-8 Søndre Strømfjord Sondrestrom	Qeqqata
18	436		—	Avannaata
19	343		Scoresbysund	Sermersooq
20	293		Gammel Sukkertoppen Sukkertoppen	Qeqqata
21	258		—	Avannaata
22	249		—	Avannaata
23	247		—	Sermersooq
24	244		—	Avannaata
25	242		—	Qeqertalik
26	215		Kap Dan	Sermersooq
27	208		Kraulshavn	Avannaata

Settlements with a population between 100 and 200

There are 14 settlements in Greenland with a population between 100 and 200:^[3]

Rank	Population	Greenlandic Name	Danish name	Municipality
28	199		Søndre Upernavik	Avannaata
29	197		—	Qeqertalik
30	196		—	Qeqqata
31	193		—	Sermersooq
32	152		—	Avannaata
33	162		—	Avannaata
34	176		Fiskenæsset	Sermersooq
35	167		Sydprøven	Kujalleq
36	136		—	Avannaata
37	153		—	Avannaata
38	155		Solsiden	Avannaata
39	139		Prøven	Avannaata
40	153			Kujalleq
41	117		Øen	Avannaata

Settlements with a population below 100

There are 30 settlements in Greenland with a population below 100:^[3]

Rank	Population	Greenlandic name	Danish name	Municipality
42	99		—	Kujalleq
43	98		—	Qeqertalik
44	83		—	Qeqqata
45	82		—	Sermersooq
	82		—	Kujalleq
	82		—	Sermersooq
48	81		Friedrichsthal Frederiksdal Herjolfsnes	Kujalleq
49	79		—	Qeqqata
50	78		—	Qeqqata
51	75		—	Qeqertalik
52	70			Kujalleq
53	69		—	Qeqertalik
54	62		—	Qeqertalik
55	61	Savissivik Havighivik	—	Avannaata
	61		Hunde Ejlande	Qeqertalik
57	59		—	Kujalleq
58	52		—	Sermersooq
59	50		—	Avannaata
60	48		Claushavn	Avannaata
61	45		—	Sermersooq
62	43		—	Avannaata
	43		Sletten	Kujalleq
64	42	Siorapaluk Hiurapaluk	—	Avannaata
65	39		—	Avannaata
66	36		Rodebay	Avannaata
	36		Garðar Igaliko	Kujalleq
68	29		—	Avannaata
69	23		—	Kujalleq
70	14		—	Kujalleq
71	13		Diskofjord	Qeqertalik

See also

• Abandoned sites in Greenland
• List of cities and towns in Greenland before 2008

Notes and References

1. Book: Population in Greenland . CITYPOPULATION . 26 September 2016 .
2. Book: Greenland in Figures 2013 . . 978-87-986787-7-9 . 1602-5709 . 5 September 2013 .
3. [Statistics Greenland]
4. Web site: Greenland.