Hong Kong vs Macao: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
7,088 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao
21,634 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Macao rank
1st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 21,634 people per square kilometre against 7,088 people per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 14,546 people per square kilometre.
That makes Macao's figure about 3.1 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,774 people per square kilometre | 10,994 people per square kilometre | 8,220 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1970s | 3,860 people per square kilometre | 11,850 people per square kilometre | 7,990 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1980s | 5,010 people per square kilometre | 14,289 people per square kilometre | 9,279 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1990s | 5,962 people per square kilometre | 19,627 people per square kilometre | 13,665 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2000s | 6,566 people per square kilometre | 18,082 people per square kilometre | 11,516 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2010s | 6,972 people per square kilometre | 20,042 people per square kilometre | 13,070 people per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2020s | 7,115 people per square kilometre | 21,196 people per square kilometre | 14,080 people per square kilometre | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 21,634 people per square kilometre against 7,088 people per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 14,546 people per square kilometre, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.