Hong Kong (China) vs Uruguay: Population regions with projections

Hong Kong (China)
2.08 million
in 2100
Uruguay
2.25 million
in 2100
Hong Kong (China) rank
144th
Uruguay rank
142nd

Population regions with projections over time

  • Hong Kong (China)
  • Uruguay
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M100015502100

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 2.25 million against 2.08 million in Hong Kong (China), a difference of 165,600.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong (China)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Hong Kong (China) ahead.

Hong Kong (China) ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 232 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Hong Kong (China) averaged higher in 18 and Uruguay in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong (China) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1000s 179,978 14,091 165,887 Hong Kong (China)
1100s 443,565 15,670 427,895 Hong Kong (China)
1200s 506,955 17,428 489,527 Hong Kong (China)
1300s 13,463 19,386 5,923 Uruguay
1400s 13,150 21,566 8,416 Uruguay
1500s 12,844 23,995 11,151 Uruguay
1600s 12,545 26,701 14,156 Uruguay
1700s 12,254 29,719 17,465 Uruguay
1710s 12,764 31,284 18,520 Uruguay
1720s 13,296 32,930 19,634 Uruguay
1730s 13,850 34,663 20,813 Uruguay
1740s 14,427 36,488 22,061 Uruguay
1750s 15,028 38,408 23,380 Uruguay
1760s 15,655 40,430 24,775 Uruguay
1770s 16,307 42,557 26,250 Uruguay
1780s 16,986 44,797 27,811 Uruguay
1790s 17,694 47,155 29,461 Uruguay
1800s 20,000 55,000 35,000 Uruguay
1810s 20,274 55,033 34,759 Uruguay
1820s 22,030 63,118 41,088 Uruguay
1830s 25,637 84,338 58,702 Uruguay
1840s 31,870 112,982 81,112 Uruguay
1850s 50,245 169,884 119,638 Uruguay
1860s 89,849 273,980 184,131 Uruguay
1870s 139,424 396,887 257,463 Uruguay
1880s 186,619 562,422 375,803 Uruguay
1890s 256,971 791,888 534,917 Uruguay
1900s 367,403 999,894 632,491 Uruguay
1910s 529,548 1.23 million 696,092 Uruguay
1920s 706,487 1.54 million 836,779 Uruguay
1930s 1.10 million 1.85 million 748,634 Uruguay
1940s 1.70 million 2.10 million 399,383 Uruguay
1950s 2.45 million 2.36 million 88,121 Hong Kong (China)
1960s 3.27 million 2.66 million 605,301 Hong Kong (China)
1970s 4.36 million 2.86 million 1.50 million Hong Kong (China)
1980s 5.31 million 3.01 million 2.30 million Hong Kong (China)
1990s 6.09 million 3.18 million 2.91 million Hong Kong (China)
2000s 6.89 million 3.29 million 3.61 million Hong Kong (China)
2010s 7.32 million 3.36 million 3.96 million Hong Kong (China)
2020s 7.40 million 3.39 million 4.02 million Hong Kong (China)
2030s 7.06 million 3.36 million 3.70 million Hong Kong (China)
2040s 6.51 million 3.30 million 3.21 million Hong Kong (China)
2050s 5.70 million 3.19 million 2.50 million Hong Kong (China)
2060s 4.81 million 3.03 million 1.78 million Hong Kong (China)
2070s 3.93 million 2.84 million 1.09 million Hong Kong (China)
2080s 3.09 million 2.62 million 477,590 Hong Kong (China)
2090s 2.39 million 2.38 million 17,253 Hong Kong (China)
2100s 2.08 million 2.25 million 165,600 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, Hong Kong (China) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 2.25 million against 2.08 million in Hong Kong (China) as of 2100.
What is the difference in population regions with projections between Hong Kong (China) and Uruguay?
165,600, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong (China) and Uruguay?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Hong Kong (China) and Uruguay rank globally for population regions with projections?
Hong Kong (China) ranks 144th and Uruguay ranks 142nd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population regions with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population regions with projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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