Hong Kong vs Palau: Population growth
Hong Kong
-0.3%
in 2025
Palau
-0.2%
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
192nd
Palau rank
189th
Population growth over time
- Hong Kong
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports -0.2% against -0.3% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Palau ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 192nd and Palau ranks 189th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 1.4% | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Palau |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -0.1% | 0.6% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.5% | 1.2% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Hong Kong or Palau?
- Palau, at -0.2% against -0.3% in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Hong Kong and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Palau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Palau rank globally for population growth?
- Hong Kong ranks 192nd and Palau ranks 189th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.