Hong Kong vs Mayotte: Population density
Hong Kong
1,981 people per km²
in 2100
Mayotte
3,678 people per km²
in 2100
Hong Kong rank
8th
Mayotte rank
6th
Population density over time
- Hong Kong
- Mayotte
How they compare
Mayotte currently reports 3,678 people per km² against 1,981 people per km² in Hong Kong, a difference of 1,697 people per km².
That makes Mayotte's figure about 1.9 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 177 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 8th and Mayotte ranks 6th of 234 regions.
Across the 42 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 39 and Mayotte in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Mayotte | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 11.95 people per km² | 0.0134 people per km² | 11.93 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1700s | 11.67 people per km² | 0.0187 people per km² | 11.65 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1710s | 12.16 people per km² | 0.0214 people per km² | 12.13 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1720s | 12.66 people per km² | 0.0267 people per km² | 12.64 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1730s | 13.19 people per km² | 0.0348 people per km² | 13.16 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1740s | 13.74 people per km² | 0.0455 people per km² | 13.69 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1750s | 14.31 people per km² | 0.0561 people per km² | 14.26 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1760s | 14.91 people per km² | 0.0695 people per km² | 14.84 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1770s | 15.53 people per km² | 0.0882 people per km² | 15.44 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1780s | 16.18 people per km² | 0.1096 people per km² | 16.07 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1790s | 16.85 people per km² | 0.139 people per km² | 16.71 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1800s | 19.05 people per km² | 0.1738 people per km² | 18.87 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1810s | 19.05 people per km² | 0.2166 people per km² | 18.83 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1820s | 19.93 people per km² | 0.2727 people per km² | 19.66 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1830s | 22.62 people per km² | 0.3422 people per km² | 22.28 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1840s | 26.73 people per km² | 0.4278 people per km² | 26.31 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1850s | 37.04 people per km² | 0.5348 people per km² | 36.51 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1860s | 65.73 people per km² | 0.5348 people per km² | 65.2 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1870s | 110.7 people per km² | 0.5348 people per km² | 110.17 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1880s | 155.99 people per km² | 0.5348 people per km² | 155.46 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1890s | 208.68 people per km² | 0.5348 people per km² | 208.15 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1900s | 296.07 people per km² | 0.5348 people per km² | 295.53 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1910s | 424.71 people per km² | 0.5348 people per km² | 424.17 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1920s | 609.22 people per km² | 0.5348 people per km² | 608.69 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1930s | 786.36 people per km² | 0.5348 people per km² | 785.83 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | 1,664 people per km² | 0.5348 people per km² | 1,663 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | 2,329 people per km² | 60.75 people per km² | 2,268 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 3,111 people per km² | 79.96 people per km² | 3,031 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 4,157 people per km² | 108.75 people per km² | 4,048 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 5,058 people per km² | 174.63 people per km² | 4,884 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 5,803 people per km² | 319.11 people per km² | 5,483 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 6,566 people per km² | 478.02 people per km² | 6,088 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 6,972 people per km² | 645.22 people per km² | 6,327 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 7,051 people per km² | 887.12 people per km² | 6,164 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2030s | 6,727 people per km² | 1,182 people per km² | 5,546 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2040s | 6,204 people per km² | 1,521 people per km² | 4,684 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2050s | 5,426 people per km² | 1,898 people per km² | 3,527 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2060s | 4,578 people per km² | 2,288 people per km² | 2,290 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2070s | 3,739 people per km² | 2,697 people per km² | 1,043 people per km² | Hong Kong |
| 2080s | 2,947 people per km² | 3,099 people per km² | 152.51 people per km² | Mayotte |
| 2090s | 2,279 people per km² | 3,480 people per km² | 1,200 people per km² | Mayotte |
| 2100s | 1,981 people per km² | 3,678 people per km² | 1,697 people per km² | Mayotte |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Hong Kong or Mayotte?
- Mayotte, at 3,678 people per km² against 1,981 people per km² in Hong Kong as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Hong Kong and Mayotte?
- 1,697 people per km², with Mayotte ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Mayotte?
- 177 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2100.
- How do Hong Kong and Mayotte rank globally for population density?
- Hong Kong ranks 8th and Mayotte ranks 6th of 234 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.