Nuuk well. With 17,796 inhabitants as of January 2018, Nuuk is by far the largest town in Greenland. The population of Nuuk has doubled since 1977, increased by over a third since 1990, and risen by almost 21% since 2000. In addition to those born in Greenland, data from 2015 showed 3,636 were born outside the country. Attracted by good employment opportunities with high wages, Danes have continued to settle in the town. Today, Nuuk has the highest proportion of Danes of any town in Greenland. Half of Greenland's immigrants live in Nuuk, which also accounts for a quarter of the
Demographics of Afghanistan decade, which is due to the return of over 5 million expats. The only city in Afghanistan with over a million residents is its capital, Kabul. The other largest cities in the country are shown in the chart below. "0–14 years:" 42.3% (male 6,464,070/female 6,149,468) "15–64 years:" 55.3% (male 8,460,486/female 8,031,968) "65 years and over:" 2.4% (male 349,349/female 380,051) (2011 est.) In 1979, the population was reported to be about 15.5 million. 2.32% (2015) country comparison to the world: 39 "urbanization population:" 24% of the total population (2008) "rate of urbanization:" 5.4% annual rate of change (2005–10) "at birth:" 1.05