Hong Kong vs Spain: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Hong Kong
-0.2%
in 2023
Spain
-0.2%
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
204th
Spain rank
206th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Hong Kong
- Spain
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 204th and Spain ranks 206th of 236 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1.9% | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.1% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Hong Kong or Spain?
- Hong Kong, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Hong Kong and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Spain rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Hong Kong ranks 204th and Spain ranks 206th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.