Urban population, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Urban population, annual growth rate was -0.3349 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded -0.3349 % change on previous year for urban population, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 110.3% on the previous year and down 139.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China peaked at 6.06 % change on previous year in 1979 and was at its lowest, -0.9076 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Hong Kong, China 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 4.42 % change on previous year | +86.0% |
| 1963 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 1964 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -26.4% |
| 1965 | 3 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -57.8% |
| 1967 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +135.1% |
| 1968 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 1970 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +41.3% |
| 1971 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +41.4% |
| 1974 | 3.67 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 1976 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 1977 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +18.9% |
| 1979 | 6.06 % change on previous year | +166.0% |
| 1980 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 1981 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
| 1983 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1985 | 1.42 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +27.4% |
| 1987 | 2.29 % change on previous year | +26.9% |
| 1988 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 1989 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 1991 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9338 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +94.2% |
| 1994 | 2.34 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 1995 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +123.7% |
| 1997 | 0.836 % change on previous year | -81.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8383 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9597 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8855 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7397 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4438 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 2003 | -0.1972 % change on previous year | -144.4% |
| 2004 | 0.783 % change on previous year | -497.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4378 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6443 % change on previous year | +47.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8633 % change on previous year | +34.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2156 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7371 % change on previous year | +241.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6748 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +64.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4028 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7048 % change on previous year | +75.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8548 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6213 % change on previous year | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7715 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8034 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.742 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2020 | -0.3583 % change on previous year | -148.3% |
| 2021 | -0.9076 % change on previous year | +153.3% |
| 2022 | -0.9038 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -386.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1592 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 2025 | -0.3349 % change on previous year | +110.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +497.0% | -0.1972 % change on previous year | 0.783 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +386.2% | -0.9038 % change on previous year | 2.59 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 4.42 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | 6.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 3.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 0.836 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5416 % change on previous year | -0.1972 % change on previous year | 0.8855 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7423 % change on previous year | 0.4028 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0129 % change on previous year | -0.9076 % change on previous year | 2.59 % change on previous year | 6 |
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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, 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)
- Population growth -0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Hong Kong, China was -0.3349 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 % change on previous year in 1979.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9076 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 139.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.