Hong Kong vs Macao: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Hong Kong
100.0%
in 2025
Macao
100.0%
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
1st
Macao rank
1st
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Macao, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Macao ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 85.2% | 95.9% | 10.7% | Macao |
| 1960s | 86.0% | 95.9% | 9.9% | Macao |
| 1970s | 89.3% | 97.7% | 8.4% | Macao |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 99.0% | 5.5% | Macao |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Hong Kong |
| 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, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Hong Kong, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st and Macao 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.