Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Population density
Population density over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 8,242 people per sq. km of land area against 7,177 people per sq. km of land area in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1,065 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,488 people per sq. km of land area | 2,810 people per sq. km of land area | 677.86 people per sq. km of land area | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 4,341 people per sq. km of land area | 3,340 people per sq. km of land area | 1,001 people per sq. km of land area | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 5,457 people per sq. km of land area | 4,034 people per sq. km of land area | 1,423 people per sq. km of land area | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 6,018 people per sq. km of land area | 5,227 people per sq. km of land area | 791.2 people per sq. km of land area | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 6,491 people per sq. km of land area | 6,359 people per sq. km of land area | 132.39 people per sq. km of land area | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 6,918 people per sq. km of land area | 7,693 people per sq. km of land area | 775.51 people per sq. km of land area | Singapore |
| 2020s | 7,090 people per sq. km of land area | 7,902 people per sq. km of land area | 812.23 people per sq. km of land area | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 8,242 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 Singapore?
- 1,065 people per sq. km of land area, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for population density?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd 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.