Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Hong Kong, China is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Hong Kong, China peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 1963.
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.4% | — |
| 1961 | 85.1% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 84.2% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 83.8% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 85.2% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 85.2% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 85.1% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 86.9% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 88.7% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 90.4% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 88.5% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 90.9% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 92.5% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 95.7% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 98.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 99.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 98.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 3.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.7% | 83.6% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.7% | 84.4% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 88.8% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.3% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More climate change data for Hong Kong, China
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.3349 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3349 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Urban population 7.50 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 7.50 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Hong Kong, China?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Hong Kong, China was 100.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 1963.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.