Hong Kong vs Macao: Urban population, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
7,177 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao
20,570 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
4th
Macao rank
1st
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 20,570 units per square kilometre against 7,177 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 13,393 units per square kilometre.
That makes Macao's figure about 2.9 times Hong Kong's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 1st of 216 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,003 units per square kilometre | 10,994 units per square kilometre | 7,990 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1970s | 3,882 units per square kilometre | 11,761 units per square kilometre | 7,878 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1980s | 5,106 units per square kilometre | 13,989 units per square kilometre | 8,883 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 1990s | 6,011 units per square kilometre | 19,622 units per square kilometre | 13,611 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2000s | 6,491 units per square kilometre | 17,597 units per square kilometre | 11,106 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2010s | 6,918 units per square kilometre | 19,955 units per square kilometre | 13,038 units per square kilometre | Macao |
| 2020s | 7,090 units per square kilometre | 20,652 units per square kilometre | 13,563 units per square kilometre | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Hong Kong or Macao?
- Macao, at 20,570 units per square kilometre against 7,177 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Macao?
- 13,393 units per square kilometre, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Macao?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Macao rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 4th and Macao ranks 1st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, 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
Urban population 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.