Cayman Islands vs Hong Kong: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Cayman Islands
100.0%
in 2025
Hong Kong
100.0%
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
1st
Hong Kong rank
1st
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Cayman Islands
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 1st and Hong Kong ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Cayman Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.0% | 85.2% | 14.8% | Cayman Islands |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 86.0% | 14.0% | Cayman Islands |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 89.3% | 10.7% | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 93.5% | 6.5% | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Cayman Islands or Hong Kong?
- Cayman Islands, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Cayman Islands and Hong Kong?
- 0.0%, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Hong Kong?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cayman Islands and Hong Kong rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Cayman Islands ranks 1st and Hong Kong ranks 1st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.