Hong Kong vs Singapore: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex

Hong Kong
21,624 people
in 2023
Singapore
22,211 people
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
139th
Singapore rank
138th

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Singapore
20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k195019862023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 22,211 people against 21,624 people in Hong Kong, a difference of 587 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 139th and Singapore ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s 42,683 people 23,429 people 19,254 people Hong Kong
1960s 50,190 people 25,807 people 24,382 people Hong Kong
1970s 37,038 people 20,511 people 16,526 people Hong Kong
1980s 37,592 people 20,240 people 17,352 people Hong Kong
1990s 32,898 people 25,101 people 7,797 people Hong Kong
2000s 24,175 people 21,761 people 2,413 people Hong Kong
2010s 28,228 people 22,676 people 5,552 people Hong Kong
2020s 22,454 people 22,412 people 42 people Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of 1-year-olds, by sex, Hong Kong or Singapore?
Singapore, at 22,211 people against 21,624 people in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of 1-year-olds, by sex between Hong Kong and Singapore?
587 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Hong Kong ranks 139th and Singapore ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.