Hong Kong vs Macao: Urban population, per capita
Hong Kong
1 units per person
in 2025
Macao
1 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
1st
Macao rank
1st
Urban population, per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1 units per person against 1 units per person in Macao, a difference of 0 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macao ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Macao ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8599 units per person | 0.9587 units per person | 0.0988 units per person | Macao |
| 1970s | 0.8935 units per person | 0.9771 units per person | 0.0836 units per person | Macao |
| 1980s | 0.935 units per person | 0.9901 units per person | 0.0551 units per person | Macao |
| 1990s | 0.9987 units per person | 0.9985 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 0 units per person | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Hong Kong, at 1 units per person against 1 units per person in Macao as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 0 units per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st and Macao ranks 1st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.