Population density in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Population density was 1,981 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
1,981 people per km²
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
8th
of 235 countries
All-time high
7,134 people per km²
in 2020
All-time low
11.67 people per km²
in 1700
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Hong Kong, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².
Analysis
The most recent figure for population density in Hong Kong is 1,981 people per km², measured in 2100.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Hong Kong peaked at 7,134 people per km² in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.67 people per km², in 1700.
That places Hong Kong 8th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | people per km² | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 171.41 people per km² | — |
| 1100 | 422.44 people per km² | +146.5% |
| 1200 | 482.81 people per km² | +14.3% |
| 1300 | 12.82 people per km² | -97.3% |
| 1400 | 12.52 people per km² | -2.3% |
| 1500 | 12.23 people per km² | -2.3% |
| 1600 | 11.95 people per km² | -2.3% |
| 1700 | 11.67 people per km² | -2.3% |
| 1710 | 12.16 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1720 | 12.66 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1730 | 13.19 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1740 | 13.74 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1750 | 14.31 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1760 | 14.91 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1770 | 15.53 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1780 | 16.18 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1790 | 16.85 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1800 | 19.05 people per km² | +13.0% |
| 1801 | 19.05 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 19.05 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 19.05 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 19.05 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 19.05 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 19.05 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 19.05 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 19.05 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 19.05 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 19.05 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 19.06 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 19.09 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1813 | 19.14 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 1814 | 19.2 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 1815 | 19.28 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 19.38 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1817 | 19.49 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1818 | 19.62 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 19.77 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 19.93 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 20.11 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1822 | 20.32 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1823 | 20.54 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1824 | 20.77 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1825 | 21.03 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1826 | 21.31 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1827 | 21.61 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1828 | 21.92 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1829 | 22.26 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1830 | 22.62 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1831 | 23 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1832 | 23.39 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1833 | 23.78 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1834 | 24.18 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1835 | 24.59 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1836 | 25.01 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1837 | 25.43 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1838 | 25.86 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1839 | 26.29 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1840 | 26.73 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1841 | 27.26 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1842 | 27.88 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1843 | 28.59 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1844 | 29.41 people per km² | +2.9% |
| 1845 | 30.35 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1846 | 31.4 people per km² | +3.5% |
| 1847 | 32.59 people per km² | +3.8% |
| 1848 | 33.92 people per km² | +4.1% |
| 1849 | 35.4 people per km² | +4.4% |
| 1850 | 37.04 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1851 | 38.87 people per km² | +4.9% |
| 1852 | 40.88 people per km² | +5.2% |
| 1853 | 43.1 people per km² | +5.4% |
| 1854 | 45.54 people per km² | +5.7% |
| 1855 | 48.21 people per km² | +5.9% |
| 1856 | 51.14 people per km² | +6.1% |
| 1857 | 54.33 people per km² | +6.2% |
| 1858 | 57.81 people per km² | +6.4% |
| 1859 | 61.6 people per km² | +6.6% |
| 1860 | 65.73 people per km² | +6.7% |
| 1861 | 69.99 people per km² | +6.5% |
| 1862 | 74.31 people per km² | +6.2% |
| 1863 | 78.69 people per km² | +5.9% |
| 1864 | 83.12 people per km² | +5.6% |
| 1865 | 87.61 people per km² | +5.4% |
| 1866 | 92.15 people per km² | +5.2% |
| 1867 | 96.73 people per km² | +5.0% |
| 1868 | 101.36 people per km² | +4.8% |
| 1869 | 106.01 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1870 | 110.7 people per km² | +4.4% |
| 1871 | 117.83 people per km² | +6.4% |
| 1872 | 122.61 people per km² | +4.1% |
| 1873 | 127.2 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1874 | 131.57 people per km² | +3.4% |
| 1875 | 135.69 people per km² | +3.1% |
| 1876 | 139.53 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1877 | 143.47 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1878 | 147.53 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1879 | 151.7 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1880 | 155.99 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1881 | 160.4 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1882 | 164.93 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1883 | 169.6 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1884 | 174.39 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1885 | 179.32 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1886 | 184.55 people per km² | +2.9% |
| 1887 | 190.08 people per km² | +3.0% |
| 1888 | 195.94 people per km² | +3.1% |
| 1889 | 202.13 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1890 | 208.68 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 215.6 people per km² | +3.3% |
| 1892 | 222.91 people per km² | +3.4% |
| 1893 | 230.63 people per km² | +3.5% |
| 1894 | 238.78 people per km² | +3.5% |
| 1895 | 247.37 people per km² | +3.6% |
| 1896 | 256.42 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1897 | 265.8 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1898 | 275.53 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1899 | 285.61 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1900 | 296.07 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1901 | 306.9 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1902 | 318.13 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1903 | 329.77 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1904 | 341.83 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1905 | 354.34 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1906 | 367.31 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1907 | 380.74 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1908 | 394.67 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1909 | 409.31 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1910 | 424.71 people per km² | +3.8% |
| 1911 | 436.99 people per km² | +2.9% |
| 1912 | 452.97 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1913 | 470.27 people per km² | +3.8% |
| 1914 | 489.03 people per km² | +4.0% |
| 1915 | 509.37 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1916 | 530.68 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1917 | 552.96 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1918 | 576.11 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1919 | 600.22 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1920 | 609.22 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 614.37 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1922 | 620.79 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 643.62 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1924 | 671.59 people per km² | +4.3% |
| 1925 | 685.09 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 694.42 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1927 | 703.42 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1928 | 727.53 people per km² | +3.4% |
| 1929 | 758.39 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1930 | 786.36 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1931 | 823.65 people per km² | +4.7% |
| 1932 | 856.45 people per km² | +4.0% |
| 1933 | 889.88 people per km² | +3.9% |
| 1934 | 910.78 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1935 | 931.67 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1936 | 1,040 people per km² | +11.7% |
| 1937 | 1,205 people per km² | +15.9% |
| 1938 | 1,450 people per km² | +20.3% |
| 1939 | 1,612 people per km² | +11.2% |
| 1940 | 1,664 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1941 | 1,622 people per km² | -2.5% |
| 1942 | 1,563 people per km² | -3.6% |
| 1943 | 1,546 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 1944 | 1,529 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 1945 | 1,512 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 1946 | 1,565 people per km² | +3.5% |
| 1947 | 1,640 people per km² | +4.8% |
| 1948 | 1,738 people per km² | +6.0% |
| 1949 | 1,810 people per km² | +4.1% |
| 1950 | 1,884 people per km² | +4.1% |
| 1951 | 1,971 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1952 | 2,062 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 2,156 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1954 | 2,256 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1955 | 2,360 people per km² | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 2,471 people per km² | +4.7% |
| 1957 | 2,588 people per km² | +4.7% |
| 1958 | 2,710 people per km² | +4.7% |
| 1959 | 2,833 people per km² | +4.5% |
| 1960 | 2,947 people per km² | +4.0% |
| 1961 | 2,930 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 2,752 people per km² | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 2,536 people per km² | -7.8% |
| 1964 | 2,987 people per km² | +17.8% |
| 1965 | 3,672 people per km² | +22.9% |
| 1966 | 3,824 people per km² | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 3,309 people per km² | -13.5% |
| 1968 | 2,919 people per km² | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 3,234 people per km² | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 3,562 people per km² | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 3,799 people per km² | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 3,921 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 4,022 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 4,124 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 4,227 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 4,329 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 4,429 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 4,528 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 4,626 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 4,726 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 4,820 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 4,905 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 4,986 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 5,063 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 5,136 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 5,192 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 5,225 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 5,252 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 5,277 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 5,296 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 5,360 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 5,485 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5,621 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 5,755 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 5,883 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 6,002 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 6,111 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 6,211 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 6,301 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6,385 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 6,452 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6,497 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 6,532 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 6,560 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6,580 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6,601 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6,639 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6,686 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 6,728 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6,763 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 6,803 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6,858 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 6,918 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6,971 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 7,016 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 7,055 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7,090 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7,115 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7,129 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7,134 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,128 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 7,110 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 7,088 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 7,062 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 7,044 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 7,027 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 7,005 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2028 | 6,976 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2029 | 6,940 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2030 | 6,907 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2031 | 6,868 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2032 | 6,831 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2033 | 6,795 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2034 | 6,762 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2035 | 6,716 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2036 | 6,660 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2037 | 6,622 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2038 | 6,578 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2039 | 6,535 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2040 | 6,492 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2041 | 6,433 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2042 | 6,369 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2043 | 6,307 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2044 | 6,252 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2045 | 6,189 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 2046 | 6,122 people per km² | -1.1% |
| 2047 | 6,041 people per km² | -1.3% |
| 2048 | 5,958 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2049 | 5,880 people per km² | -1.3% |
| 2050 | 5,801 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2051 | 5,719 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2052 | 5,635 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2053 | 5,554 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2054 | 5,473 people per km² | -1.4% |
| 2055 | 5,391 people per km² | -1.5% |
| 2056 | 5,304 people per km² | -1.6% |
| 2057 | 5,216 people per km² | -1.7% |
| 2058 | 5,126 people per km² | -1.7% |
| 2059 | 5,038 people per km² | -1.7% |
| 2060 | 4,952 people per km² | -1.7% |
| 2061 | 4,865 people per km² | -1.8% |
| 2062 | 4,782 people per km² | -1.7% |
| 2063 | 4,706 people per km² | -1.6% |
| 2064 | 4,626 people per km² | -1.7% |
| 2065 | 4,541 people per km² | -1.8% |
| 2066 | 4,456 people per km² | -1.9% |
| 2067 | 4,370 people per km² | -1.9% |
| 2068 | 4,284 people per km² | -2.0% |
| 2069 | 4,202 people per km² | -1.9% |
| 2070 | 4,119 people per km² | -2.0% |
| 2071 | 4,036 people per km² | -2.0% |
| 2072 | 3,952 people per km² | -2.1% |
| 2073 | 3,866 people per km² | -2.2% |
| 2074 | 3,781 people per km² | -2.2% |
| 2075 | 3,696 people per km² | -2.2% |
| 2076 | 3,613 people per km² | -2.3% |
| 2077 | 3,526 people per km² | -2.4% |
| 2078 | 3,442 people per km² | -2.4% |
| 2079 | 3,364 people per km² | -2.3% |
| 2080 | 3,284 people per km² | -2.4% |
| 2081 | 3,208 people per km² | -2.3% |
| 2082 | 3,136 people per km² | -2.3% |
| 2083 | 3,062 people per km² | -2.4% |
| 2084 | 2,984 people per km² | -2.5% |
| 2085 | 2,906 people per km² | -2.6% |
| 2086 | 2,829 people per km² | -2.6% |
| 2087 | 2,755 people per km² | -2.6% |
| 2088 | 2,685 people per km² | -2.5% |
| 2089 | 2,617 people per km² | -2.5% |
| 2090 | 2,548 people per km² | -2.6% |
| 2091 | 2,483 people per km² | -2.6% |
| 2092 | 2,422 people per km² | -2.4% |
| 2093 | 2,364 people per km² | -2.4% |
| 2094 | 2,303 people per km² | -2.6% |
| 2095 | 2,243 people per km² | -2.6% |
| 2096 | 2,187 people per km² | -2.5% |
| 2097 | 2,132 people per km² | -2.5% |
| 2098 | 2,081 people per km² | -2.4% |
| 2099 | 2,031 people per km² | -2.4% |
| 2100 | 1,981 people per km² | -2.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 1,981 people per km² is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 18.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 1,981 people per km² is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68 people per km², 14.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +146.5% | 171.41 people per km² | 422.44 people per km² |
| 1300 | -97.3% | 482.81 people per km² | 12.82 people per km² |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 171.41 people per km² | 171.41 people per km² | 171.41 people per km² | 1 |
| 1100s | 422.44 people per km² | 422.44 people per km² | 422.44 people per km² | 1 |
| 1200s | 482.81 people per km² | 482.81 people per km² | 482.81 people per km² | 1 |
| 1300s | 12.82 people per km² | 12.82 people per km² | 12.82 people per km² | 1 |
| 1400s | 12.52 people per km² | 12.52 people per km² | 12.52 people per km² | 1 |
| 1500s | 12.23 people per km² | 12.23 people per km² | 12.23 people per km² | 1 |
| 1600s | 11.95 people per km² | 11.95 people per km² | 11.95 people per km² | 1 |
| 1700s | 11.67 people per km² | 11.67 people per km² | 11.67 people per km² | 1 |
| 1710s | 12.16 people per km² | 12.16 people per km² | 12.16 people per km² | 1 |
| 1720s | 12.66 people per km² | 12.66 people per km² | 12.66 people per km² | 1 |
| 1730s | 13.19 people per km² | 13.19 people per km² | 13.19 people per km² | 1 |
| 1740s | 13.74 people per km² | 13.74 people per km² | 13.74 people per km² | 1 |
| 1750s | 14.31 people per km² | 14.31 people per km² | 14.31 people per km² | 1 |
| 1760s | 14.91 people per km² | 14.91 people per km² | 14.91 people per km² | 1 |
| 1770s | 15.53 people per km² | 15.53 people per km² | 15.53 people per km² | 1 |
| 1780s | 16.18 people per km² | 16.18 people per km² | 16.18 people per km² | 1 |
| 1790s | 16.85 people per km² | 16.85 people per km² | 16.85 people per km² | 1 |
| 1800s | 19.05 people per km² | 19.05 people per km² | 19.05 people per km² | 10 |
| 1810s | 19.31 people per km² | 19.05 people per km² | 19.77 people per km² | 10 |
| 1820s | 20.98 people per km² | 19.93 people per km² | 22.26 people per km² | 10 |
| 1830s | 24.42 people per km² | 22.62 people per km² | 26.29 people per km² | 10 |
| 1840s | 30.35 people per km² | 26.73 people per km² | 35.4 people per km² | 10 |
| 1850s | 47.85 people per km² | 37.04 people per km² | 61.6 people per km² | 10 |
| 1860s | 85.57 people per km² | 65.73 people per km² | 106.01 people per km² | 10 |
| 1870s | 132.78 people per km² | 110.7 people per km² | 151.7 people per km² | 10 |
| 1880s | 177.73 people per km² | 155.99 people per km² | 202.13 people per km² | 10 |
| 1890s | 244.73 people per km² | 208.68 people per km² | 285.61 people per km² | 10 |
| 1900s | 349.91 people per km² | 296.07 people per km² | 409.31 people per km² | 10 |
| 1910s | 504.33 people per km² | 424.71 people per km² | 600.22 people per km² | 10 |
| 1920s | 672.84 people per km² | 609.22 people per km² | 758.39 people per km² | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,051 people per km² | 786.36 people per km² | 1,612 people per km² | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,619 people per km² | 1,512 people per km² | 1,810 people per km² | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,329 people per km² | 1,884 people per km² | 2,833 people per km² | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,111 people per km² | 2,536 people per km² | 3,824 people per km² | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,157 people per km² | 3,562 people per km² | 4,626 people per km² | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,058 people per km² | 4,726 people per km² | 5,277 people per km² | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,803 people per km² | 5,296 people per km² | 6,301 people per km² | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,566 people per km² | 6,385 people per km² | 6,728 people per km² | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,972 people per km² | 6,763 people per km² | 7,129 people per km² | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,051 people per km² | 6,940 people per km² | 7,134 people per km² | 10 |
| 2030s | 6,727 people per km² | 6,535 people per km² | 6,907 people per km² | 10 |
| 2040s | 6,204 people per km² | 5,880 people per km² | 6,492 people per km² | 10 |
| 2050s | 5,426 people per km² | 5,038 people per km² | 5,801 people per km² | 10 |
| 2060s | 4,578 people per km² | 4,202 people per km² | 4,952 people per km² | 10 |
| 2070s | 3,739 people per km² | 3,364 people per km² | 4,119 people per km² | 10 |
| 2080s | 2,947 people per km² | 2,617 people per km² | 3,284 people per km² | 10 |
| 2090s | 2,279 people per km² | 2,031 people per km² | 2,548 people per km² | 10 |
| 2100s | 1,981 people per km² | 1,981 people per km² | 1,981 people per km² | 1 |
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- 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)
- 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Hong Kong?
- Population density in Hong Kong was 1,981 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 7,134 people per km² in 2020.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.67 people per km² in 1700.
- How does Hong Kong rank for population density?
- Hong Kong ranks 8th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.