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Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Hong Kong

Rural population share in Hong Kong in 2025 — 0%. Ranked 206 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 14.8 pp.

2025 0% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 206of 217
Period maximum 14.8%1960
Period minimum 0%1996

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Hong Kong, 1960–202505101519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 14.8%1962: 14.7%1964: 14.3%1966: 13.7%1968: 13%1970: 12.3%1972: 11.7%1974: 10.9%1976: 10.1%1978: 9.3%1980: 8.5%1982: 7.9%1984: 7.5%1986: 6.7%1988: 3.8%1990: 0.7%1992: 0.2%1994: 0%1996: 0%1998: 0%2000: 0%2002: 0%2004: 0%2006: 0%2008: 0%2010: 0%2012: 0%2014: 0%2016: 0%2018: 0%2020: 0%2022: 0%2024: 0%2025: 0%
Change over the period: −14.8 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hong Kong

Hong Kong 0%
World 42.2%
East Asia & Pacific 35.2%
Eastern Asia computed 31.1%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0 +0 pp
2024 0 +0 pp
2023 0 +0 pp
2022 0 +0 pp
2021 0 +0 pp
2020 0 +0 pp
2019 0 +0 pp
2018 0 +0 pp
2017 0 +0 pp
2016 0 +0 pp
2015 0 +0 pp
2014 0 +0 pp
2013 0 +0 pp
2012 0 +0 pp
2011 0 +0 pp
2010 0 +0 pp
2009 0 +0 pp
2008 0 +0 pp
2007 0 +0 pp
2006 0 +0 pp
2005 0 +0 pp
2004 0 +0 pp
2003 0 +0 pp
2002 0 +0 pp
2001 0 +0 pp
2000 0 +0 pp
1999 0 +0 pp
1998 0 +0 pp
1997 0 +0 pp
1996 0 −0 pp
1995 0 −0 pp
1994 0 −0.1 pp
1993 0.1 −0.1 pp
1992 0.2 −0.1 pp
1991 0.3 −0.4 pp
1990 0.7 −1.3 pp
1989 2 −1.8 pp
1988 3.8 −1.7 pp
1987 5.5 −1.2 pp
1986 6.7 −0.5 pp
1985 7.2 −0.3 pp
1984 7.5 −0.2 pp
1983 7.7 −0.2 pp
1982 7.9 −0.3 pp
1981 8.2 −0.3 pp
1980 8.5 −0.4 pp
1979 8.9 −0.4 pp
1978 9.3 −0.4 pp
1977 9.7 −0.4 pp
1976 10.1 −0.4 pp
1975 10.5 −0.4 pp
1974 10.9 −0.4 pp
1973 11.3 −0.4 pp
1972 11.7 −0.3 pp
1971 12 −0.3 pp
1970 12.3 −0.3 pp
1969 12.7 −0.4 pp
1968 13 −0.4 pp
1967 13.4 −0.3 pp
1966 13.7 −0.3 pp
1965 14.1 −0.3 pp
1964 14.3 −0.2 pp
1963 14.6 −0.2 pp
1962 14.7 −0.1 pp
1961 14.8 −0 pp
1960 14.8 —

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KP North Korea 35.8 CN China 33.7 MN Mongolia 28.9 KR South Korea 18.8 JP Japan 7.7 HK Hong Kong 0 MO Macao 0
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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