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Hong Kong: Urban population

100percent · 20250.0% since 2015

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division. Annual figures for Hong Kong from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

Year	Value (percent)	Note
2025	100
2024	100
2023	100
2022	100
2021	100
2020	100
2019	100
2018	100
2017	100
2016	100
2015	100
2014	100
2013	100
2012	100
2011	100
2010	100
2009	100
2008	100
2007	100
2006	100
2005	100
2004	100
2003	100
2002	100
2001	100
2000	100
1999	100
1998	100
1997	100
1996	100
1995	99.993
1994	99.962
1993	99.905
1992	99.825
1991	99.736
1990	99.311
1989	98.006
1988	96.242
1987	94.51
1986	93.328
1985	92.822
1984	92.512
1983	92.274
1982	92.054
1981	91.797
1980	91.48
1979	91.123
1978	90.74
1977	90.34
1976	89.93
1975	89.517
1974	89.11
1973	88.716
1972	88.344
1971	88.002
1970	87.674
1969	87.326
1968	86.965
1967	86.604
1966	86.258
1965	85.939
1964	85.66
1963	85.436
1962	85.28
1961	85.206
1960	85.2

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Urban population. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-urban-population (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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