Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Hong Kong, China
1,554 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
2,773 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Macau, China rank
2nd
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 2,773 units per square kilometre against 1,554 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1,219 units per square kilometre.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.8 times Hong Kong, China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Macau, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Macau, China ranks 2nd 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 | 98.85 units per square kilometre | 509 units per square kilometre | 410.15 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 1970s | 226.81 units per square kilometre | 930 units per square kilometre | 703.2 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 1980s | 403.29 units per square kilometre | 1,012 units per square kilometre | 609.08 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 1990s | 589.67 units per square kilometre | 1,334 units per square kilometre | 744.29 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 788.86 units per square kilometre | 1,230 units per square kilometre | 440.67 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 1,058 units per square kilometre | 1,713 units per square kilometre | 654.24 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 1,434 units per square kilometre | 2,558 units per square kilometre | 1,124 units per square kilometre | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 2,773 units per square kilometre against 1,554 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
- 1,219 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 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Macau, China ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
- 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.