Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Population, total, per square kilometre
Hong Kong, China
7,177 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
20,570 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
Macau, China rank
1st
Population, total, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 20,570 units per square kilometre against 7,177 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 13,393 units per square kilometre.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 2.9 times Hong Kong, China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st of 216 countries.
Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,488 units per square kilometre | 11,451 units per square kilometre | 7,963 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 4,341 units per square kilometre | 12,038 units per square kilometre | 7,697 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 5,457 units per square kilometre | 14,125 units per square kilometre | 8,668 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 6,018 units per square kilometre | 19,648 units per square kilometre | 13,630 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 6,491 units per square kilometre | 17,597 units per square kilometre | 11,106 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 6,918 units per square kilometre | 19,955 units per square kilometre | 13,038 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 7,090 units per square kilometre | 20,652 units per square kilometre | 13,563 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 20,570 units per square kilometre against 7,177 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 13,393 units per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.