Urban population share — all countries

Urban population share — Hong Kong

Urban population share in Hong Kong in 2025 — 100%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 14.8 pp.

2025 100% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 1of 217
Period maximum 100%1996
Period minimum 85.2%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Urban population share — Hong Kong, 1960–202585909510019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 85.2%1962: 85.3%1964: 85.7%1966: 86.3%1968: 87%1970: 87.7%1972: 88.3%1974: 89.1%1976: 89.9%1978: 90.7%1980: 91.5%1982: 92.1%1984: 92.5%1986: 93.3%1988: 96.2%1990: 99.3%1992: 99.8%1994: 100%1996: 100%1998: 100%2000: 100%2002: 100%2004: 100%2006: 100%2008: 100%2010: 100%2012: 100%2014: 100%2016: 100%2018: 100%2020: 100%2022: 100%2024: 100%2025: 100%
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 100%
World 57.8%
Eastern Asia computed 68.9%
High-income countries computed 80.3%
Urban population share — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 100 +0 pp
2024 100 +0 pp
2023 100 +0 pp
2022 100 +0 pp
2021 100 +0 pp
2020 100 +0 pp
2019 100 +0 pp
2018 100 +0 pp
2017 100 +0 pp
2016 100 +0 pp
2015 100 +0 pp
2014 100 +0 pp
2013 100 +0 pp
2012 100 +0 pp
2011 100 +0 pp
2010 100 +0 pp
2009 100 +0 pp
2008 100 +0 pp
2007 100 +0 pp
2006 100 +0 pp
2005 100 +0 pp
2004 100 +0 pp
2003 100 +0 pp
2002 100 +0 pp
2001 100 +0 pp
2000 100 +0 pp
1999 100 +0 pp
1998 100 +0 pp
1997 100 +0 pp
1996 100 +0 pp
1995 100 +0 pp
1994 100 +0.1 pp
1993 99.9 +0.1 pp
1992 99.8 +0.1 pp
1991 99.7 +0.4 pp
1990 99.3 +1.3 pp
1989 98 +1.8 pp
1988 96.2 +1.7 pp
1987 94.5 +1.2 pp
1986 93.3 +0.5 pp
1985 92.8 +0.3 pp
1984 92.5 +0.2 pp
1983 92.3 +0.2 pp
1982 92.1 +0.3 pp
1981 91.8 +0.3 pp
1980 91.5 +0.4 pp
1979 91.1 +0.4 pp
1978 90.7 +0.4 pp
1977 90.3 +0.4 pp
1976 89.9 +0.4 pp
1975 89.5 +0.4 pp
1974 89.1 +0.4 pp
1973 88.7 +0.4 pp
1972 88.3 +0.3 pp
1971 88 +0.3 pp
1970 87.7 +0.3 pp
1969 87.3 +0.4 pp
1968 87 +0.4 pp
1967 86.6 +0.3 pp
1966 86.3 +0.3 pp
1965 85.9 +0.3 pp
1964 85.7 +0.2 pp
1963 85.4 +0.2 pp
1962 85.3 +0.1 pp
1961 85.2 +0 pp
1960 85.2

Eastern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of population living in urban settlements, as a percent of the total. One caveat is central: each country sets the criteria for a city itself — in some places it is a settlement of 2,000 residents or more, in others 20,000, in others administrative status. Cross-country comparisons of urbanization are therefore always approximate, while the trend within a single country is informative.

Important: Sharp jumps in individual years are usually explained not by people moving but by changes in the administrative boundaries of cities.

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