In brief

2 in 3 Greenlanders support independence in 2 decades to come

Only 38% would vote “yes” if a referendum were to be held tomorrow

 La capital de Groenlàndia, Nuuk, i la muntanya de Sermitsiaq.
La capital de Groenlàndia, Nuuk, i la muntanya de Sermitsiaq. Author: David Stanley @ Flickr
67.8% of Greenlanders want their country to become independent from Denmark sometime in the two decades to come, according to an opinion poll from the universities of Copenhagen and Greenland. The data are consistent with successive results of the Greenlandic elections, in which pro-independence parties usually receive more than 70% of the votes.

However, the study points out that a mere 38% of Greenlanders have already made the decision to vote “yes” to independence in the case of a referendum held tomorrow. 33% would vote against, while 29% are undecided. The perception that Greenland could not yet sustain itself alone —a part of its annual budget comes from a Danish grant— is still widespread among islanders.

When asked about the hypothesis of a referendum within 10 years, 46% say they would vote for independence, while 21% would reject it.