Hong Kong vs Singapore: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Hong Kong
100.0%
in 2025
Singapore
100.0%
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.7% | 99.4% | 14.7% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 86.7% | 99.8% | 13.1% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 98.4% | 6.1% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 99.3% | 97.8% | 1.5% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.3% | 0.7% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
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 Singapore?
- Hong Kong, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.