Hong Kong vs Palestine, State of: Population density

Hong Kong
1,981 people per km²
in 2100
Palestine, State of
1,906 people per km²
in 2100
Hong Kong rank
8th
Palestine, State of rank
9th

Population density over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Palestine, State of
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k100015502100

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1,981 people per km² against 1,906 people per km² in Palestine, State of, a difference of 75 people per km².

The two have swapped places 1 time across 301 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 8th and Palestine, State of ranks 9th of 235 countries.

Across the 31 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 27 and Palestine, State of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1800s 19.05 people per km² 27.54 people per km² 8.5 people per km² Palestine, State of
1810s 19.31 people per km² 27.54 people per km² 8.23 people per km² Palestine, State of
1820s 20.98 people per km² 27.54 people per km² 6.56 people per km² Palestine, State of
1830s 24.42 people per km² 27.54 people per km² 3.13 people per km² Palestine, State of
1840s 30.35 people per km² 27.72 people per km² 2.63 people per km² Hong Kong
1850s 47.85 people per km² 28.95 people per km² 18.9 people per km² Hong Kong
1860s 85.57 people per km² 31.64 people per km² 53.93 people per km² Hong Kong
1870s 132.78 people per km² 35.18 people per km² 97.61 people per km² Hong Kong
1880s 177.73 people per km² 39.64 people per km² 138.09 people per km² Hong Kong
1890s 244.73 people per km² 45.02 people per km² 199.72 people per km² Hong Kong
1900s 349.91 people per km² 51.7 people per km² 298.21 people per km² Hong Kong
1910s 504.33 people per km² 57.75 people per km² 446.58 people per km² Hong Kong
1920s 672.84 people per km² 66.1 people per km² 606.74 people per km² Hong Kong
1930s 1,051 people per km² 95.51 people per km² 955.18 people per km² Hong Kong
1940s 1,619 people per km² 137.59 people per km² 1,481 people per km² Hong Kong
1950s 2,329 people per km² 165.02 people per km² 2,164 people per km² Hong Kong
1960s 3,111 people per km² 185.99 people per km² 2,925 people per km² Hong Kong
1970s 4,157 people per km² 209.54 people per km² 3,947 people per km² Hong Kong
1980s 5,058 people per km² 287.04 people per km² 4,771 people per km² Hong Kong
1990s 5,803 people per km² 430.03 people per km² 5,373 people per km² Hong Kong
2000s 6,566 people per km² 585.55 people per km² 5,980 people per km² Hong Kong
2010s 6,972 people per km² 743.31 people per km² 6,229 people per km² Hong Kong
2020s 7,051 people per km² 920.63 people per km² 6,131 people per km² Hong Kong
2030s 6,727 people per km² 1,102 people per km² 5,626 people per km² Hong Kong
2040s 6,204 people per km² 1,299 people per km² 4,905 people per km² Hong Kong
2050s 5,426 people per km² 1,478 people per km² 3,947 people per km² Hong Kong
2060s 4,578 people per km² 1,632 people per km² 2,947 people per km² Hong Kong
2070s 3,739 people per km² 1,758 people per km² 1,981 people per km² Hong Kong
2080s 2,947 people per km² 1,844 people per km² 1,103 people per km² Hong Kong
2090s 2,279 people per km² 1,891 people per km² 388.32 people per km² Hong Kong
2100s 1,981 people per km² 1,906 people per km² 75.47 people per km² Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Hong Kong or Palestine, State of?
Hong Kong, at 1,981 people per km² against 1,906 people per km² in Palestine, State of as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Hong Kong and Palestine, State of?
75 people per km², with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Palestine, State of?
301 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
How do Hong Kong and Palestine, State of rank globally for population density?
Hong Kong ranks 8th and Palestine, State of ranks 9th of 235 countries.
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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Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.