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

Hong Kong, China
7.77 million
in 2025
Myanmar
7.41 million
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
39th
Myanmar rank
40th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 7.77 million against 7.41 million in Myanmar, a difference of 361,020.

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

Hong Kong, China ranks 39th and Myanmar ranks 40th 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 Myanmar Difference Ahead
1960s 2.97 million 2.05 million 927,372 Hong Kong, China
1970s 3.81 million 2.57 million 1.24 million Hong Kong, China
1980s 5.00 million 3.17 million 1.83 million Hong Kong, China
1990s 6.13 million 3.93 million 2.20 million Hong Kong, China
2000s 6.82 million 4.88 million 1.94 million Hong Kong, China
2010s 7.24 million 6.06 million 1.18 million Hong Kong, China
2020s 7.66 million 7.08 million 578,425 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, Hong Kong, China or Myanmar?
Hong Kong, China, at 7.77 million against 7.41 million in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Hong Kong, China and Myanmar?
361,020, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Myanmar?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Myanmar rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Hong Kong, China ranks 39th and Myanmar ranks 40th 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.