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Topic Overview Largest Countries by Population U.S. States by Population U.S. and World Cities by Population

Hong Kong Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Hong Kong urban population for 2023 was 7,536,100, a 2.59% increase from 2022.
  • Hong Kong urban population for 2022 was 7,346,100, a 0.9% decline from 2021.
  • Hong Kong urban population for 2021 was 7,413,100, a 0.91% decline from 2020.
  • Hong Kong urban population for 2020 was 7,481,000, a 0.36% decline from 2019.
  
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
United States 278,977,409
Japan 114,608,860
Germany 65,697,635
United Kingdom 57,852,807
France 55,747,567
Argentina 43,138,225
Italy 42,292,160
South Korea 42,123,031
Spain 39,449,423
Canada 32,824,829
Saudi Arabia 31,386,498
Australia 23,073,508
Poland 22,091,485
Chile 17,276,395
Netherlands 16,659,928
Belgium 11,608,485
Sweden 9,349,997
Israel 9,059,486
Greece 8,358,768
UAE 8,353,814
Czech Republic 8,106,553
Hong Kong 7,536,100
Portugal 7,147,342
Hungary 6,987,564
Switzerland 6,566,767
Singapore 5,917,648
Austria 5,436,508
Denmark 5,262,755
Finland 4,789,791
Norway 4,636,183
New Zealand 4,543,314
Kuwait 4,310,108
Oman 4,105,635
Ireland 3,392,447
Uruguay 3,278,345
Panama 3,105,857
Puerto Rico 3,001,617
Slovak Republic 2,931,905
Qatar 2,698,843
Croatia 2,257,012
Lithuania 1,972,821
Bahrain 1,335,012
Latvia 1,292,217
Slovenia 1,189,591
Estonia 953,736
Cyprus 844,129
Trinidad and Tobago 820,255
Macao 704,149
Luxembourg 615,639
Malta 525,227
Iceland 370,149
Brunei 358,168
Bahamas 345,056
New Caledonia 194,843
French Polynesia 192,390
Guam 164,592
Curacao 131,631
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 100,958
Barbados 88,617
Seychelles 70,450
Andorra 70,296
Cayman Islands 69,310
Bermuda 63,489
Channel Islands 54,636
Greenland 50,007
Aruba 47,032
Northern Mariana Islands 45,850
Isle of Man 45,305
Turks and Caicos Islands 43,412
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 41,163
Monaco 36,297
San Marino 32,914
Gibraltar 32,688
Antigua and Barbuda 22,945
Faroe Islands 22,899
British Virgin Islands 15,690
Palau 14,881
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,850
Liechtenstein 5,786
Hong Kong Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 7,536,100 100.00 2.55%
2022 7,346,100 100.00 -0.91%
2021 7,413,100 100.00 -0.91%
2020 7,481,000 100.00 -0.36%
2019 7,507,900 100.00 0.74%
2018 7,452,600 100.00 0.80%
2017 7,393,200 100.00 0.77%
2016 7,336,600 100.00 0.62%
2015 7,291,300 100.00 0.85%
2014 7,229,500 100.00 0.70%
2013 7,178,900 100.00 0.40%
2012 7,150,100 100.00 1.10%
2011 7,071,600 100.00 0.67%
2010 7,024,200 100.00 0.73%
2009 6,972,800 100.00 0.22%
2008 6,957,800 100.00 0.60%
2007 6,916,300 100.00 0.86%
2006 6,857,100 100.00 0.64%
2005 6,813,200 100.00 0.44%
2004 6,783,500 100.00 0.78%
2003 6,730,800 100.00 -0.20%
2002 6,744,100 100.00 0.44%
2001 6,714,300 100.00 0.74%
2000 6,665,000 100.00 0.88%
1999 6,606,500 100.00 0.96%
1998 6,543,700 100.00 0.83%
1997 6,489,300 100.00 0.83%
1996 6,435,500 100.00 4.44%
1995 6,156,100 100.00 1.98%
1994 6,035,400 100.00 2.25%
1993 5,901,000 100.00 1.74%
1992 5,799,282 99.98 0.99%
1991 5,742,337 99.83 1.15%
1990 5,676,947 99.52 0.75%
1989 5,634,683 99.09 1.83%
1988 5,532,437 98.31 2.33%
1987 5,405,272 96.86 3.74%
1986 5,206,825 94.25 2.66%
1985 5,069,901 92.92 1.36%
1984 5,001,316 92.65 1.28%
1983 4,937,590 92.38 1.83%
1982 4,848,078 92.09 1.87%
1981 4,758,050 91.79 2.69%
1980 4,631,623 91.48 3.03%
1979 4,493,175 91.15 5.84%
1978 4,238,137 90.80 2.20%
1977 4,145,727 90.45 1.85%
1976 4,069,679 90.08 1.68%
1975 4,001,832 89.70 2.34%
1974 3,909,419 89.30 3.62%
1973 3,770,528 88.89 3.30%
1972 3,648,314 88.47 2.41%
1971 3,561,442 88.04 2.51%
1970 3,473,191 87.73 2.72%
1969 3,379,985 87.48 1.89%
1968 3,316,715 87.22 2.42%
1967 3,237,272 86.96 2.83%
1966 3,146,833 86.69 1.20%
1965 3,109,377 86.42 2.95%
1964 3,019,108 86.15 2.74%
1963 2,937,424 85.87 3.77%
1962 2,828,656 85.58 4.57%
1961 2,702,168 85.29 1.81%
1960 2,653,700 85.20 %