Equatorial Guinea vs Hong Kong: Number of children under 15, by world region

Equatorial Guinea
692,541 people
in 2023
Hong Kong
796,302 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
138th
Hong Kong rank
137th

Number of children under 15, by world region over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 796,302 people against 692,541 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 103,761 people.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 138th and Hong Kong ranks 137th of 236 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1950s 89,871 people 858,195 people 768,324 people Hong Kong
1960s 115,567 people 1.40 million people 1.29 million people Hong Kong
1970s 118,982 people 1.37 million people 1.25 million people Hong Kong
1980s 153,317 people 1.25 million people 1.09 million people Hong Kong
1990s 241,269 people 1.17 million people 930,451 people Hong Kong
2000s 367,612 people 1.02 million people 651,535 people Hong Kong
2010s 546,207 people 853,741 people 307,534 people Hong Kong
2020s 671,996 people 821,275 people 149,279 people Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 15, by world region, Equatorial Guinea or Hong Kong?
Hong Kong, at 796,302 people against 692,541 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region between Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong?
103,761 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Hong Kong rank globally for number of children under 15, by world region?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 138th and Hong Kong ranks 137th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 15, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children under 15, by world region
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.