List of cities and towns in Greenland

This is a list of cities and towns in Greenland as of 2020. The term 'city' is loosely for any populated area in Greenland, given that the most populated place is Nuuk, the capital, with 18,326 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.

Nuuk skyline with the Sermitsiaq mountain in the background

As of January 2020, Greenland has 56,081 people living along the coast and many islands. There are no permanent human landlocked settlements or towns in Greenland; the only landlocked human settlements that exist are seasonal research stations.

Towns with a population of more than 1,000

Nuuk

Sisimiut

Ilulissat

Aasiaat

Qaqortoq

Maniitsoq

Tasiilaq

Narsaq

Uummannaq

Paamiut

Nanortalik

Qasigiannguit

Upernavik

Qeqertarsuaq

Qaanaaq

Kangaatsiaq

Kangerlussuaq

Kullorsuaq

Ittoqqortoormiit

Kangaamiut

Locations of towns in Greenland with population >10,000 (red), >3,000 (orange), >1,000 (green), and >300 (blue)

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

Rank	Population	Greenlandic name	Danish name	Municipality
1	18,326	Nuuk	Godthåb Godthaab Ny-Herrnhut	Sermersooq
2	5,582	Sisimiut	Holsteinsborg	Qeqqata
3	4,670	Ilulissat	Jakobshavn	Avannaata
4	3,069	Aasiaat	Egedesminde	Qeqertalik
5	3,050	Qaqortoq	Julianehåb Julianehaab	Kujalleq
6	2,534	Maniitsoq	Nye-Sukkertoppen Sukkertoppen	Qeqqata
7	1,985	Tasiilaq	Ammassalik Angmagssalik	Sermersooq
8	1,407	Uummannaq	Uummannaq	Avannaata
9	1,346	Narsaq	Nordprøven	Kujalleq
10	1,308	Paamiut	Frederikshåb Frederikshaab	Sermersooq
11	1,185	Nanortalik	Nanortalik	Kujalleq
12	1,092	Upernavik	Upernavik	Avannaata
13	1,081	Qasigiannguit	Christianshåb Christianshaab	Qeqertalik

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

There are 17 towns and settlements in Greenland with a population between 200 and 1,000:[2][3]

Rank	Population	Greenlandic name	Danish name	Municipality
14	839	Qeqertarsuaq	Godhavn Lievely	Qeqertalik
15	646	Qaanaaq	Thule	Avannaata
16	520	Kangaatsiaq	—	Qeqertalik
17	508	Kangerlussuaq	Bluie West-8 Søndre Strømfjord Sondrestrom	Qeqqata
18	453	Kullorsuaq	—	Avannaata
19	345	Ittoqqortoormiit	Scoresbysund	Sermersooq
20	293	Kangaamiut	Gammel Sukkertoppen Sukkertoppen	Qeqqata
21	252	Tasiusaq	—	Avannaata
22	249	Niaqornaarsuk	—	Qeqertalik
23	248	Kuummiit	—	Sermersooq
24	241	Kulusuk	Kap Dan	Sermersooq
25	233	Ikerasak	—	Avannaata
26	226	Saattut	—	Avannaata
27	209	Sermiligaaq	—	Sermersooq
28	203	Attu	—	Qeqertalik
29	202	Alluitsup Paa	Sydprøven	Kujalleq
30	201	Upernavik Kujalleq	Søndre Upernavik	Avannaata

Settlements with a population between 100 and 200

There are 12 settlements in Greenland with a population between 100 and 200:[3]

Rank	Population	Name	Former name	Municipality
31	196	Atammik	—	Qeqqata
32	181	Nuussuaq	Kraulshavn	Avannaata
33	180	Innaarsuit	—	Avannaata
34	174	Qaarsut	—	Avannaata
35	169	Qeqertarsuatsiaat	Fiskenæsset	Sermersooq
36	154	Ukkusissat	—	Avannaata
37	149	Aappilattoq	—	Avannaata
38	132	Saqqaq	Solsiden	Avannaata
39	130	Kangersuatsiaq	Prøven	Avannaata
40	123	Narsarsuaq	Bluie West-1	Kujalleq
41	114	Qeqertaq	Øen	Avannaata
42	100	Aappilattoq	—	Kujalleq

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
43	96	Sarfannguit	—	Qeqqata
	96	Tiilerilaaq	—	Sermersooq
45	90	Ikerasaarsuk	—	Qeqertalik
46	89	Itilleq	—	Qeqqata
47	86	Ikamiut	—	Qeqertalik
48	84	Nuugaatsiaq	—	Avannaata
49	80	Napasoq	—	Qeqqata
50	76	Iginniarfik	—	Qeqertalik
51	73	Arsuk	—	Sermersooq
52	66	Narsarmijit	Friedrichsthal Frederiksdal Herjolfsnes	Kujalleq
	66	Akunnaaq	—	Qeqertalik
54	64	Isertoq	—	Sermersooq
55	55	Savissivik Havighivik	—	Avannaata
56	53	Ilimanaq	Claushavn	Avannaata
	53	Tasiusaq	—	Kujalleq
58	52	Kapisillit	—	Sermersooq
59	50	Kitsissuarsuit	Hunde Ejlande	Qeqertalik
60	49	Eqalugaarsuit	—	Kujalleq
	49	Naajaat	—	Avannaata
62	43	Nutaarmiut	—	Avannaata
	43	Siorapaluk Hiurapaluk	—	Avannaata
64	39	Qassiarsuk	Brattahlíð	Kujalleq
65	35	Niaqornat	—	Avannaata
66	32	Ammassivik	Sletten	Kujalleq
67	29	Oqaatsut	Rodebay	Avannaata
68	23	Qeqertat	—	Avannaata
69	21	Saarloq	—	Kujalleq
	21	Igaliku	Garðar Igaliko	Kujalleq
71	20	Qassimiut	—	Kujalleq
72	11	Kangerluk	Diskofjord	Qeqertalik

See also

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

References

1. Population in Greenland. CITYPOPULATION. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
2. Greenland in Figures 2013 (PDF). Statistics Greenland. ISBN 978-87-986787-7-9. ISSN 1602-5709. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
3. Statistics Greenland, Population in localities
4. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/full/gl.htm