Hong Kong SAR, China - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Hong Kong SAR, China was 7,481,800 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,507,400 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,620,415 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,620,415
1961 2,702,168
1962 2,828,656
1963 2,937,424
1964 3,019,108
1965 3,109,377
1966 3,146,833
1967 3,237,272
1968 3,316,715
1969 3,379,985
1970 3,473,191
1971 3,561,442
1972 3,648,314
1973 3,770,528
1974 3,909,419
1975 4,001,832
1976 4,069,679
1977 4,145,727
1978 4,238,137
1979 4,493,175
1980 4,631,623
1981 4,758,050
1982 4,848,078
1983 4,937,590
1984 5,001,316
1985 5,069,901
1986 5,206,825
1987 5,405,272
1988 5,532,437
1989 5,634,683
1990 5,676,947
1991 5,742,337
1992 5,799,282
1993 5,901,000
1994 6,035,400
1995 6,156,100
1996 6,435,500
1997 6,489,300
1998 6,543,700
1999 6,606,500
2000 6,665,000
2001 6,714,300
2002 6,744,100
2003 6,730,800
2004 6,783,500
2005 6,813,200
2006 6,857,100
2007 6,916,300
2008 6,957,800
2009 6,972,800
2010 7,024,200
2011 7,071,600
2012 7,150,100
2013 7,178,900
2014 7,229,500
2015 7,291,300
2016 7,336,600
2017 7,391,700
2018 7,451,000
2019 7,507,400
2020 7,481,800

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.20 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 85.20
1961 85.29
1962 85.58
1963 85.87
1964 86.15
1965 86.42
1966 86.69
1967 86.96
1968 87.22
1969 87.48
1970 87.73
1971 88.04
1972 88.47
1973 88.89
1974 89.30
1975 89.70
1976 90.08
1977 90.45
1978 90.80
1979 91.15
1980 91.48
1981 91.79
1982 92.09
1983 92.38
1984 92.65
1985 92.92
1986 94.25
1987 96.86
1988 98.31
1989 99.09
1990 99.52
1991 99.83
1992 99.98
1993 100.00
1994 100.00
1995 100.00
1996 100.00
1997 100.00
1998 100.00
1999 100.00
2000 100.00
2001 100.00
2002 100.00
2003 100.00
2004 100.00
2005 100.00
2006 100.00
2007 100.00
2008 100.00
2009 100.00
2010 100.00
2011 100.00
2012 100.00
2013 100.00
2014 100.00
2015 100.00
2016 100.00
2017 100.00
2018 100.00
2019 100.00
2020 100.00

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization