Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Urban population, annual growth rate
Hong Kong, China
-0.3349 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
-0.3719 % change on previous year
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
202nd
Japan rank
203rd
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports -0.3349 % change on previous year against -0.3719 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.037 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 202nd and Japan ranks 203rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 0.4323 % change on previous year | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 0.9493 % change on previous year | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 0.7459 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 0.4459 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 0.5416 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 0.9693 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7423 % change on previous year | 0.0655 % change on previous year | 0.6768 % change on previous year | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | -0.0129 % change on previous year | -0.3291 % change on previous year | 0.3162 % change on previous year | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Hong Kong, China, at -0.3349 % change on previous year against -0.3719 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 0.037 % change on previous year, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 202nd and Japan ranks 203rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.