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Savissivik Facts

Area	7.6 km²
Population	42
Male Population	24 (57.6%)
Female Population	18 (42.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-2.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-44.0%
Median Age	31.7 years (Male: 36.7, Female: 20)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$68,210 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Atlantic Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	76.01972, -65.11494

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Savissivik Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	43	81	75	62	42	40	37
Population Density	5.7 / km²	10.7 / km²	9.9 / km²	8.2 / km²	5.6 / km²	5.3 / km²	4.9 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Savissivik Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 44% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Savissivik	-2.3%	-48.1%	-44%
Qaasuitsup	—	—	—
Greenland	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Savissivik Median Age

Median Age: 31.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Savissivik	31.7 yrs	20 yrs	36.7 yrs
Qaasuitsup	32.9 yrs	31 yrs	34.6 yrs
Greenland	33.6 yrs	32.1 yrs	35 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Savissivik Population Density

Population Density: 5.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Savissivik	42	7.6 km²	5.6 / km²
Qaasuitsup	12,104	576,067.4 km²	0 / km²
Greenland	34,483	2,165,628.3 km²	0 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Savissivik Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 to 2030

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Savissivik Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$25,043	$22,676	$25,343	$37,793	$47,845	$47,046	$54,747	$68,210
Total GDP	$2.1M	$1.8M	$1.9M	$2.7M	$3.2M	$2.8M	$3M	$3.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Savissivik CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Savissivik	596 tn	14.18 tn	78.8 tons/km²
Qaasuitsup	290,830 tn	24.03 tn	0.5 tons/km²
Greenland	813,754 tn	23.6 tn	0.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Savissivik CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	596 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	14.18 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	78.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/10/17	11:07 PM	4.2	54.4 km	11,470 m	167km SSE of Qaanaaq, Greenland	usgs.gov
1/4/81	2:47 PM	4.4	81.7 km	33,000 m	western Greenland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Savissivik

Savissivik (West Greenlandic; old spelling: Savigsivik) or Havighivik (Polar Eskimo) (IATA: SVR) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northern Greenland. Located on the northern shores of Melville Bay, the settlement had 66 inhabitants i..

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