Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

Hong Kong, China
7,319 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
269.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
2nd
Korea rank
4th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time

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

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 7,319 units per square kilometre against 269.03 units per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 7,050 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 27.2 times Korea's.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 4th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 2,956 units per square kilometre 77.08 units per square kilometre 2,879 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1970s 3,766 units per square kilometre 134.81 units per square kilometre 3,631 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1980s 5,046 units per square kilometre 196.95 units per square kilometre 4,849 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
1990s 6,013 units per square kilometre 240.4 units per square kilometre 5,773 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2000s 6,499 units per square kilometre 253.01 units per square kilometre 6,246 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2010s 6,893 units per square kilometre 261.15 units per square kilometre 6,632 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 7,256 units per square kilometre 267.89 units per square kilometre 6,988 units per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
Hong Kong, China, at 7,319 units per square kilometre against 269.03 units per square kilometre in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
7,050 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,176 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.