Hong Kong vs Japan: Total population (thousands), annual growth rate
Hong Kong
-0.4889 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
-0.5126 % change on previous year
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
201st
Japan rank
203rd
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports -0.4889 % change on previous year against -0.5126 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.0237 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 201st and Japan ranks 203rd of 233 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 0.4737 % change on previous year | 0.94 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 0.3179 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.6982 % change on previous year | 0.1174 % change on previous year | 0.5808 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.6033 % change on previous year | -0.1065 % change on previous year | 0.7099 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | -0.1882 % change on previous year | -0.4503 % change on previous year | 0.2621 % change on previous year | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), annual growth rate, Hong Kong or Japan?
- Hong Kong, at -0.4889 % change on previous year against -0.5126 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), annual growth rate between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 0.0237 % change on previous year, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for total population (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Hong Kong ranks 201st and Japan ranks 203rd of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.