Benin vs Hong Kong: Urban population

Benin
7.91 million
in 2025
Hong Kong
7.50 million
in 2025
Benin rank
78th
Hong Kong rank
80th

Urban population over time

  • Benin
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 7.91 million against 7.50 million in Hong Kong, a difference of 406,390.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 78th and Hong Kong ranks 80th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.