Hong Kong vs Uruguay: Population by world region
Hong Kong
2.08 million people
in 2100
Uruguay
2.25 million people
in 2100
Hong Kong rank
144th
Uruguay rank
142nd
Population by world region over time
- Hong Kong
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.25 million people against 2.08 million people in Hong Kong, a difference of 165,600 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 18 and Uruguay in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 179,978 people | 14,091 people | 165,887 people | Hong Kong |
| 1100s | 443,565 people | 15,670 people | 427,895 people | Hong Kong |
| 1200s | 506,955 people | 17,428 people | 489,527 people | Hong Kong |
| 1300s | 13,463 people | 19,386 people | 5,923 people | Uruguay |
| 1400s | 13,150 people | 21,566 people | 8,416 people | Uruguay |
| 1500s | 12,844 people | 23,995 people | 11,151 people | Uruguay |
| 1600s | 12,545 people | 26,701 people | 14,156 people | Uruguay |
| 1700s | 12,254 people | 29,719 people | 17,465 people | Uruguay |
| 1710s | 12,764 people | 31,284 people | 18,520 people | Uruguay |
| 1720s | 13,296 people | 32,930 people | 19,634 people | Uruguay |
| 1730s | 13,850 people | 34,663 people | 20,813 people | Uruguay |
| 1740s | 14,427 people | 36,488 people | 22,061 people | Uruguay |
| 1750s | 15,028 people | 38,408 people | 23,380 people | Uruguay |
| 1760s | 15,655 people | 40,430 people | 24,775 people | Uruguay |
| 1770s | 16,307 people | 42,557 people | 26,250 people | Uruguay |
| 1780s | 16,986 people | 44,797 people | 27,811 people | Uruguay |
| 1790s | 17,694 people | 47,155 people | 29,461 people | Uruguay |
| 1800s | 20,000 people | 55,000 people | 35,000 people | Uruguay |
| 1810s | 20,274 people | 55,033 people | 34,759 people | Uruguay |
| 1820s | 22,030 people | 63,118 people | 41,088 people | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 25,637 people | 84,338 people | 58,702 people | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 31,870 people | 112,982 people | 81,112 people | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 50,245 people | 169,884 people | 119,638 people | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 89,849 people | 273,980 people | 184,131 people | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 139,424 people | 396,887 people | 257,463 people | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 186,619 people | 562,422 people | 375,803 people | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 256,971 people | 791,888 people | 534,917 people | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 367,403 people | 999,894 people | 632,491 people | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 529,548 people | 1.23 million people | 696,092 people | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 706,487 people | 1.54 million people | 836,779 people | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 1.10 million people | 1.85 million people | 748,634 people | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 1.70 million people | 2.10 million people | 399,383 people | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 2.45 million people | 2.36 million people | 88,121 people | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 3.27 million people | 2.66 million people | 605,301 people | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 4.36 million people | 2.86 million people | 1.50 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 5.31 million people | 3.01 million people | 2.30 million people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 6.09 million people | 3.18 million people | 2.91 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 6.89 million people | 3.29 million people | 3.61 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 7.32 million people | 3.36 million people | 3.96 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 7.40 million people | 3.39 million people | 4.02 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2030s | 7.06 million people | 3.36 million people | 3.70 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2040s | 6.51 million people | 3.30 million people | 3.21 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2050s | 5.70 million people | 3.19 million people | 2.50 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2060s | 4.81 million people | 3.03 million people | 1.78 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2070s | 3.93 million people | 2.84 million people | 1.09 million people | Hong Kong |
| 2080s | 3.09 million people | 2.62 million people | 477,590 people | Hong Kong |
| 2090s | 2.39 million people | 2.38 million people | 17,253 people | Hong Kong |
| 2100s | 2.08 million people | 2.25 million people | 165,600 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Hong Kong or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.25 million people against 2.08 million people in Hong Kong as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Hong Kong and Uruguay?
- 165,600 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Uruguay?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Hong Kong and Uruguay rank globally for population by world region?
- Hong Kong ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd 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 by world region. 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 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.