Which has higher urban population, male, Hong Kong, China or Upper middle income?

Hong Kong, China, at 46.8% against 30.4% in Upper middle income as of 2015.

What is the difference in urban population, male between Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income?

16.4%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Upper middle income: Urban population, male

Hong Kong, China

46.8%

in 2015

Upper middle income

30.4%

in 2015

Hong Kong, China rank

13th

Upper middle income rank

12th

Urban population, male over time

Hong Kong, China
Upper middle income

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 46.8% against 30.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.4%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1980s	47.9%	17.1%	30.7%	Hong Kong, China
1990s	50.5%	20.7%	29.8%	Hong Kong, China
2000s	48.2%	24.7%	23.5%	Hong Kong, China
2010s	46.8%	29.3%	17.5%	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, Hong Kong, China or Upper middle income?: Hong Kong, China, at 46.8% against 30.4% in Upper middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income?: 16.4%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income rank globally for urban population, male?: Hong Kong, China ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, male (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.