Hong Kong, China vs Monaco: Population density

Hong Kong, China
7,177 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Monaco
18,693 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
Monaco rank
2nd

Population density over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Monaco
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Monaco currently reports 18,693 people per sq. km of land area against 7,177 people per sq. km of land area in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 11,516 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Monaco's figure about 2.6 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Monaco ranks 2nd of 216 countries.

Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Monaco Difference Ahead
1960s 3,488 people per sq. km of land area 11,271 people per sq. km of land area 7,784 people per sq. km of land area Monaco
1970s 4,341 people per sq. km of land area 12,587 people per sq. km of land area 8,246 people per sq. km of land area Monaco
1980s 5,457 people per sq. km of land area 14,081 people per sq. km of land area 8,624 people per sq. km of land area Monaco
1990s 6,018 people per sq. km of land area 15,519 people per sq. km of land area 9,500 people per sq. km of land area Monaco
2000s 6,491 people per sq. km of land area 15,901 people per sq. km of land area 9,410 people per sq. km of land area Monaco
2010s 6,918 people per sq. km of land area 17,828 people per sq. km of land area 10,910 people per sq. km of land area Monaco
2020s 7,090 people per sq. km of land area 18,658 people per sq. km of land area 11,569 people per sq. km of land area Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Hong Kong, China or Monaco?
Monaco, at 18,693 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 Monaco?
11,516 people per sq. km of land area, with Monaco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Monaco?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Monaco rank globally for population density?
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Monaco ranks 2nd 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

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
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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.