How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Kuwait?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Kuwait: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Hong Kong

100.0%

in 2025

Kuwait

70.0%

in 2025

Hong Kong rank

1st

Kuwait rank

4th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Hong Kong
Kuwait

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 100.0% against 70.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 30.0%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 4th of 121 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1960s	84.7%	59.6%	25.1%	Hong Kong
1970s	86.7%	63.2%	23.4%	Hong Kong
1980s	92.3%	59.3%	33.1%	Hong Kong
1990s	99.3%	73.2%	26.2%	Hong Kong
2000s	99.9%	68.1%	31.9%	Hong Kong
2010s	99.6%	67.4%	32.2%	Hong Kong
2020s	100.0%	70.1%	29.9%	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Hong Kong or Kuwait?: Hong Kong, at 100.0% against 70.0% in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Hong Kong and Kuwait?: 30.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Kuwait?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Kuwait rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Hong Kong ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.