Hong Kong vs Monaco: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Hong Kong
100.0%
in 2025
Monaco
100.0%
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
1st
Monaco rank
1st

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Monaco
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Monaco, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 1st and Monaco ranks 1st of 238 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Monaco Difference Ahead
1950s 85.2% 100.0% 14.8% Monaco
1960s 86.0% 100.0% 14.0% Monaco
1970s 89.3% 100.0% 10.7% Monaco
1980s 93.5% 100.0% 6.5% Monaco
1990s 99.9% 100.0% 0.1% Monaco
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Hong Kong or Monaco?
Hong Kong, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Monaco as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Hong Kong and Monaco?
0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Monaco?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Monaco rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Monaco ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.