Hong Kong vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan has about the same population as Hong Kong: 7,618,847 vs 7,498,900, a gap of 119,947. Turkmenistan is growing faster (+1.65% vs −0.34% a year), adding about 125,375 people a year against −25,158. Hong Kong is the older society: 23.7% aged 65+ against 4.8% in Turkmenistan, while Turkmenistan has more children (31.2% under 15 vs 10.3%). Hong Kong is 458.0× as densely populated (7,177.2 vs 15.7 people per km²). People in Hong Kong live 15.2 years longer on average (85.4 vs 70.2). GDP per capita is 8.7× higher in Hong Kong ($56,983 vs $6,540).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Hong Kong) and 2025 (Turkmenistan); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Hong Kong vs Turkmenistan — side by side
 Hong Kong |  Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,498,9002025 | 7,618,8472025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.34%2025 | +1.65%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 4.92024 | 20.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.02024 | 5.82024 |
| Children per woman | 0.842024 | 2.662024 |
| Life expectancy | 85.4 yrs2024 | 70.2 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 10.3%2025 | 31.2%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 23.7%2025 | 4.8%2025 |
| Density | 7,177.2 /km²2023 | 15.7 /km²2023 |
| Area | 1,110 km²2023 | 491,209 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 100.0%2025 | 47.1%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +17,8632025 | +13,2682025 |
| GDP per capita | $56,9832025 | $6,5402025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #104 | #103 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.09% | 0.09% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Hong Kong: 2.4× from 1960 to 2025; Turkmenistan: 4.6× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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