Urban population, per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Urban population, per capita was 1 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Hong Kong, China stood at 1 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.852 units per person, in 1960.
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.852 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8521 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.8528 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8544 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8566 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8594 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8626 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.866 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8696 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8733 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8767 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.88 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8834 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8872 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8911 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8952 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8993 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9034 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9074 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9112 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9148 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.918 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9205 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9227 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9251 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9282 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9333 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9451 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9624 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9801 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9931 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9974 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9983 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9991 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9996 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9999 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8599 units per person | 0.852 units per person | 0.8733 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8935 units per person | 0.8767 units per person | 0.9112 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.935 units per person | 0.9148 units per person | 0.9801 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9987 units per person | 0.9931 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 1 Bahrain 1 units per person compare
- 1 Bermuda 1 units per person compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 1 units per person compare
- 1 Gibraltar 1 units per person compare
- 1 Kuwait 1 units per person compare
- 1 Macau, China 1 units per person compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French Part) 1 units per person compare
- 1 Monaco 1 units per person compare
- 1 Naoero 1 units per person compare
- 1 Singapore 1 units per person compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1 units per person compare
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 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, per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Urban population, per capita in Hong Kong, China was 1 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.852 units per person in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for urban population, per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population 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
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.