Greenland Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * Description of the Danish Civil Registration System

Offices to Contact
Greenland National Museum & Archives Nunatta Katersugaasivia Hans Egedesvej 8 / Boks 145 3900 / Nuuk Greenland

Telephone (+299)322611

Central Register of Persons in Denmark and the municipalities in Greenland

Historical Background
Greenland became Danish in 1814, though the people became citizens of Denmark in 1953. Individuals from Greenland were added to the Central Register of Persons in Denmark starting 1 May 1972.

Beginning in 1924, civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began to be kept on a national level also.