Hong Kong vs Singapore: Urban population share 2050
Hong Kong
100
in 2025
Singapore
100
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 100 against 100 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Singapore ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 23 and Singapore in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0 | — |
| 1100s | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0 | — |
| 1200s | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 0 | — |
| 1300s | 0.0123 | 0.0123 | 0 | — |
| 1400s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0 | — |
| 1500s | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 0 | — |
| 1600s | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 0 | — |
| 1700s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1710s | 4.37 | 1.25 | 3.12 | Hong Kong |
| 1720s | 7.74 | 1.5 | 6.23 | Hong Kong |
| 1730s | 11.1 | 1.8 | 9.3 | Hong Kong |
| 1740s | 14.47 | 2.16 | 12.31 | Hong Kong |
| 1750s | 17.84 | 2.59 | 15.25 | Hong Kong |
| 1760s | 21.21 | 3.11 | 18.1 | Hong Kong |
| 1770s | 24.58 | 3.74 | 20.84 | Hong Kong |
| 1780s | 27.94 | 4.48 | 23.46 | Hong Kong |
| 1790s | 31.31 | 5.38 | 25.93 | Hong Kong |
| 1800s | 34.68 | 6.45 | 28.23 | Hong Kong |
| 1810s | 38.05 | 7.75 | 30.3 | Hong Kong |
| 1820s | 41.42 | 9.29 | 32.12 | Hong Kong |
| 1830s | 44.78 | 11.15 | 33.63 | Hong Kong |
| 1840s | 48.15 | 13.38 | 34.77 | Hong Kong |
| 1850s | 51.52 | 16.06 | 35.46 | Hong Kong |
| 1860s | 54.89 | 19.27 | 35.61 | Hong Kong |
| 1870s | 58.26 | 23.13 | 35.13 | Hong Kong |
| 1880s | 61.62 | 27.75 | 33.87 | Hong Kong |
| 1890s | 64.99 | 33.3 | 31.69 | Hong Kong |
| 1900s | 68.36 | 39.96 | 28.4 | Hong Kong |
| 1910s | 71.73 | 47.96 | 23.77 | Hong Kong |
| 1920s | 75.1 | 57.55 | 17.55 | Hong Kong |
| 1930s | 78.46 | 69.06 | 9.4 | Hong Kong |
| 1940s | 81.83 | 82.87 | 1.04 | Singapore |
| 1950s | 85.2 | 100 | 14.8 | Singapore |
| 1960s | 85.99 | 100 | 14.01 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 89.35 | 100 | 10.65 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 93.5 | 100 | 6.5 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 99.87 | 100 | 0.1268 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Hong Kong or Singapore?
- Hong Kong, at 100 against 100 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 0, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.