Hong Kong vs Kyrgyzstan: Population
Hong Kong
7.44 million people
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
7.07 million people
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
105th
Kyrgyzstan rank
108th
Population over time
- Hong Kong
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 7.44 million people against 7.07 million people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 369,220 people.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 105th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 108th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 11 and Kyrgyzstan in 29.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 179,978 people | 250,000 people | 70,022 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1100s | 443,565 people | 270,000 people | 173,565 people | Hong Kong |
| 1200s | 506,955 people | 290,000 people | 216,955 people | Hong Kong |
| 1300s | 13,463 people | 310,000 people | 296,537 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1400s | 13,150 people | 330,000 people | 316,850 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1500s | 12,844 people | 350,000 people | 337,156 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1600s | 12,545 people | 400,000 people | 387,455 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1700s | 12,254 people | 450,000 people | 437,746 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1710s | 12,764 people | 475,339 people | 462,575 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1720s | 13,296 people | 501,747 people | 488,451 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1730s | 13,850 people | 529,622 people | 515,772 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1740s | 14,427 people | 559,045 people | 544,618 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1750s | 15,028 people | 590,103 people | 575,075 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1760s | 15,655 people | 622,887 people | 607,232 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1770s | 16,307 people | 657,492 people | 641,185 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1780s | 16,986 people | 694,019 people | 677,033 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1790s | 17,694 people | 732,576 people | 714,882 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1800s | 20,000 people | 530,343 people | 510,343 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1810s | 20,274 people | 530,440 people | 510,167 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1820s | 22,030 people | 553,219 people | 531,189 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1830s | 25,637 people | 605,713 people | 580,076 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1840s | 31,870 people | 663,649 people | 631,779 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1850s | 50,245 people | 727,074 people | 676,828 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 89,849 people | 796,491 people | 706,642 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 139,424 people | 872,535 people | 733,111 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 186,619 people | 955,840 people | 769,221 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 256,971 people | 1.05 million people | 790,129 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 367,403 people | 1.15 million people | 779,668 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 529,548 people | 1.26 million people | 727,046 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 706,487 people | 1.38 million people | 670,237 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 1.10 million people | 1.51 million people | 405,182 people | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 1.70 million people | 1.65 million people | 46,654 people | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | 2.45 million people | 1.93 million people | 511,482 people | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 3.27 million people | 2.58 million people | 691,147 people | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 4.36 million people | 3.34 million people | 1.02 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 5.31 million people | 4.06 million people | 1.25 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 6.09 million people | 4.71 million people | 1.38 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 6.89 million people | 5.22 million people | 1.68 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 7.32 million people | 5.96 million people | 1.36 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 7.47 million people | 6.88 million people | 592,390 people | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Hong Kong or Kyrgyzstan?
- Hong Kong, at 7.44 million people against 7.07 million people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Hong Kong and Kyrgyzstan?
- 369,220 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Kyrgyzstan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for population?
- Hong Kong ranks 105th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 108th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.