Urban agglomerations more than 1 million in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Urban agglomerations more than 1 million was 5.88 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Urban agglomerations more than 1 million in Hong Kong, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban agglomerations more than 1 million in Hong Kong is 5.88 million, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban agglomerations more than 1 million in Hong Kong peaked at 5.88 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million, in 1950.
That places Hong Kong 49th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.34 million | 1.15 million | 1.54 million | 2 |
| 1960s | 2.11 million | 1.93 million | 2.29 million | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.65 million | 2.43 million | 2.88 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.34 million | 3.20 million | 3.48 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.78 million | 3.58 million | 3.97 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.36 million | 4.30 million | 4.43 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.68 million | 5.59 million | 5.78 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.88 million | 5.88 million | 5.88 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.1704 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 4.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban agglomerations more than 1 million in Hong Kong?
- Urban agglomerations more than 1 million in Hong Kong was 5.88 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban agglomerations more than 1 million recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest urban agglomerations more than 1 million recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million in 1950.
- How does Hong Kong rank for urban agglomerations more than 1 million?
- Hong Kong ranks 49th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is urban agglomerations more than 1 million rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban agglomerations more than 1 million. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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