Euro area vs Hong Kong: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Euro area
27.66 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong
1,554 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Euro area rank
2nd
Hong Kong rank
3rd
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time
- Euro area
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1,554 units per square kilometre against 27.66 units per square kilometre in Euro area, a difference of 1,526 units per square kilometre.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 56.2 times Euro area's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 2nd and Hong Kong ranks 3rd of 4 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.55 units per square kilometre | 98.85 units per square kilometre | 86.29 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 15.46 units per square kilometre | 226.81 units per square kilometre | 211.35 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 16.89 units per square kilometre | 403.29 units per square kilometre | 386.4 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 18.1 units per square kilometre | 589.67 units per square kilometre | 571.57 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 20.77 units per square kilometre | 788.86 units per square kilometre | 768.1 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 24.17 units per square kilometre | 1,058 units per square kilometre | 1,034 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 26.93 units per square kilometre | 1,434 units per square kilometre | 1,407 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Euro area or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 1,554 units per square kilometre against 27.66 units per square kilometre in Euro area as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Euro area and Hong Kong?
- 1,526 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Hong Kong?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Euro area and Hong Kong rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
- Euro area ranks 2nd and Hong Kong ranks 3rd of 4 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, 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.