Hong Kong vs Naoero: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Hong Kong
100.0%
in 2025
Naoero
100.0%
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
1st
Naoero rank
1st
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Hong Kong
- Naoero
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Naoero, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Naoero has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Naoero ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Naoero has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Naoero | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 85.2% | 100.0% | 14.8% | Naoero |
| 1960s | 86.0% | 100.0% | 14.0% | Naoero |
| 1970s | 89.3% | 100.0% | 10.7% | Naoero |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 100.0% | 6.5% | Naoero |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 100.0% | 0.1% | Naoero |
| 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, Hong Kong or Naoero?
- Hong Kong, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Naoero as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Hong Kong and Naoero?
- 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Naoero?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Naoero rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st and Naoero 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.