Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9863 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hong Kong, China stood at 0.9863 people per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.02 people per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.665 people per person, in 1963.
Hong Kong, China ranks 13th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.852 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8275 people per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.7454 people per person | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.665 people per person | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7665 people per person | +15.3% |
| 1965 | 0.9209 people per person | +20.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9542 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8082 people per person | -15.3% |
| 1968 | 0.701 people per person | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7674 people per person | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8282 people per person | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8678 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.882 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8833 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8815 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8905 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9047 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9166 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9242 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8979 people per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8966 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8963 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9005 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9038 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9111 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9175 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9209 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9292 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9432 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.955 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9681 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9759 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9912 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9993 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9793 people per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9888 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9966 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.02 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.01 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9971 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.02 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9876 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9855 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9863 people per person | +0.1% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 0.9863 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 0.9863 people per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8008 people per person | 0.665 people per person | 0.9542 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8877 people per person | 0.8282 people per person | 0.9242 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9174 people per person | 0.8963 people per person | 0.955 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9905 people per person | 0.9681 people per person | 1 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 people per person | 1.01 people per person | 1.02 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 people per person | 0.9971 people per person | 1.01 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9978 people per person | 0.9855 people per person | 1.02 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 11 Bermuda 1 people per person compare
- 12 Saint Martin (French Part) 1 people per person compare
- 14 Netherlands 0.9731 people per person compare
- 15 Singapore 0.9607 people per person compare
- 16 Puerto Rico 0.9584 people per person compare
More population data for Hong Kong, China
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -2.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2044)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -2.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3992 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -2.5% (2100)
- Population density 1,981 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,373 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -2.5% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.2539 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Hong Kong, China was 0.9863 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 people per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.665 people per person in 1963.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.