Which has higher urban population, Hong Kong or Latin America & Caribbean?

Hong Kong, at 100.0% against 81.5% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Latin America & Caribbean: Urban population (% of total population)

Hong Kong

100.0%

in 2025

Latin America & Caribbean

81.5%

in 2025

Hong Kong rank

1st

Latin America & Caribbean rank

2nd

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Hong Kong
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 100.0% against 81.5% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 18.5%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd of 218 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
1960s	86.0%	52.2%	33.8%	Hong Kong
1970s	89.3%	60.5%	28.9%	Hong Kong
1980s	93.5%	67.8%	25.7%	Hong Kong
1990s	99.9%	72.9%	27.0%	Hong Kong
2000s	100.0%	77.0%	23.0%	Hong Kong
2010s	100.0%	79.3%	20.7%	Hong Kong
2020s	100.0%	81.0%	19.0%	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Hong Kong or Latin America & Caribbean?: Hong Kong, at 100.0% against 81.5% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean?: 18.5%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for urban population?: Hong Kong ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.