Hong Kong, China vs Macau, China: Population, male, per square kilometre

Hong Kong, China
3,235 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
9,488 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
4th
Macau, China rank
1st

Population, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 9,488 units per square kilometre against 3,235 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 6,253 units per square kilometre.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 2.9 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 1,772 units per square kilometre 5,765 units per square kilometre 3,993 units per square kilometre Macau, China
1970s 2,214 units per square kilometre 5,915 units per square kilometre 3,700 units per square kilometre Macau, China
1980s 2,796 units per square kilometre 7,021 units per square kilometre 4,225 units per square kilometre Macau, China
1990s 2,998 units per square kilometre 9,458 units per square kilometre 6,461 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2000s 3,096 units per square kilometre 8,392 units per square kilometre 5,296 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2010s 3,168 units per square kilometre 9,402 units per square kilometre 6,234 units per square kilometre Macau, China
2020s 3,199 units per square kilometre 9,562 units per square kilometre 6,363 units per square kilometre Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 9,488 units per square kilometre against 3,235 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, male, per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Macau, China?
6,253 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, male, 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, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, male 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.