Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre
Hong Kong, China
4,856 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
14,898 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
Macau, China rank
1st
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 14,898 units per square kilometre against 4,856 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 10,042 units per square kilometre.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 3.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,869 units per square kilometre | 5,634 units per square kilometre | 3,765 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 2,748 units per square kilometre | 6,338 units per square kilometre | 3,591 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 3,774 units per square kilometre | 9,620 units per square kilometre | 5,846 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 4,269 units per square kilometre | 13,475 units per square kilometre | 9,206 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 4,743 units per square kilometre | 13,230 units per square kilometre | 8,487 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 5,053 units per square kilometre | 15,638 units per square kilometre | 10,585 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 4,876 units per square kilometre | 15,143 units per square kilometre | 10,267 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 14,898 units per square kilometre against 4,856 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 10,042 units per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Macau, China rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 4th and Macau, China ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total 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.