Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Population density
Population density over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 20,570 people per sq. km of land area against 7,177 people per sq. km of land area in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 13,393 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 2.9 times Hong Kong, China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st of 216 countries.
Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,488 people per sq. km of land area | 11,451 people per sq. km of land area | 7,963 people per sq. km of land area | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 4,341 people per sq. km of land area | 12,038 people per sq. km of land area | 7,697 people per sq. km of land area | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 5,457 people per sq. km of land area | 14,125 people per sq. km of land area | 8,668 people per sq. km of land area | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 6,018 people per sq. km of land area | 19,648 people per sq. km of land area | 13,630 people per sq. km of land area | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 6,491 people per sq. km of land area | 17,597 people per sq. km of land area | 11,106 people per sq. km of land area | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 6,918 people per sq. km of land area | 19,955 people per sq. km of land area | 13,038 people per sq. km of land area | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 7,090 people per sq. km of land area | 20,652 people per sq. km of land area | 13,563 people per sq. km of land area | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 20,570 people per sq. km of land area against 7,177 people per sq. km of land area in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 13,393 people per sq. km of land area, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for population density?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.