Greenland Fertility Rate

Greenland’s fertility rate has fallen dramatically over the 65‑year span from 6.69 in 1960 to a trough of 1.57 in 2025, the lowest level recorded since the all‑time peak of 6.79 in 1962. The 2025 figure places Greenland at rank 135 globally and ties it with Brazil’s 1.57, while the United States records a slightly higher 1.59. This steep decline mirrors a broader transition from high‑fertility, agrarian societies to low‑fertility, service‑oriented economies, driven by increased female education, urbanisation and greater access to contraception. The rapid pace of change is evident when the rate dropped by more than five children per woman within three decades, outpacing many comparable small‑population economies. If policies that support work‑life balance, affordable childcare and immigration are expanded, Greenland could stabilise its fertility around the current level; absent such measures, the downward trajectory is likely to continue.