Bahrain vs Hong Kong, China: Population density

Bahrain
1,971 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
7,177 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Bahrain rank
6th
Hong Kong, China rank
4th

Population density over time

  • Bahrain
  • Hong Kong, China
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 7,177 people per sq. km of land area against 1,971 people per sq. km of land area in Bahrain, a difference of 5,206 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 3.6 times Bahrain's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 6th and Hong Kong, China ranks 4th of 216 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1960s 289.28 people per sq. km of land area 3,488 people per sq. km of land area 3,198 people per sq. km of land area Hong Kong, China
1970s 403.98 people per sq. km of land area 4,341 people per sq. km of land area 3,937 people per sq. km of land area Hong Kong, China
1980s 616.25 people per sq. km of land area 5,457 people per sq. km of land area 4,841 people per sq. km of land area Hong Kong, China
1990s 786.76 people per sq. km of land area 6,018 people per sq. km of land area 5,232 people per sq. km of land area Hong Kong, China
2000s 1,191 people per sq. km of land area 6,491 people per sq. km of land area 5,300 people per sq. km of land area Hong Kong, China
2010s 1,742 people per sq. km of land area 6,918 people per sq. km of land area 5,176 people per sq. km of land area Hong Kong, China
2020s 1,920 people per sq. km of land area 7,090 people per sq. km of land area 5,169 people per sq. km of land area Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Bahrain or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 7,177 people per sq. km of land area against 1,971 people per sq. km of land area in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Bahrain and Hong Kong, China?
5,206 people per sq. km of land area, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Hong Kong, China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Hong Kong, China rank globally for population density?
Bahrain ranks 6th and Hong Kong, China ranks 4th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.