Chile vs Hong Kong, China: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Chile
7.00 million
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
7.77 million
in 2025
Chile rank
42nd
Hong Kong, China rank
39th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Chile
  • Hong Kong, China
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 7.77 million against 7.00 million in Chile, a difference of 769,050.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 42nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 39th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1960s 2.27 million 2.97 million 706,992 Hong Kong, China
1970s 3.10 million 3.81 million 708,631 Hong Kong, China
1980s 4.15 million 5.00 million 851,605 Hong Kong, China
1990s 5.06 million 6.13 million 1.07 million Hong Kong, China
2000s 5.98 million 6.82 million 840,302 Hong Kong, China
2010s 6.50 million 7.24 million 739,355 Hong Kong, China
2020s 6.88 million 7.66 million 779,785 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, Chile or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 7.77 million against 7.00 million in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Chile and Hong Kong, China?
769,050, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Hong Kong, China?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Chile and Hong Kong, China rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Chile ranks 42nd and Hong Kong, China ranks 39th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. 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
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.