Place comparison
Hong Kong compared with New Taipei City: area, population and density
New Taipei City has about 1.84 times Hong Kong’s land, but Hong Kong has about 1.86 times its residents, so Hong Kong is about 3.4 times as dense on average.
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Direct answer
How different are Hong Kong and New Taipei City?
Hong Kong covers 1,114.6 km²; Hong Kong's area is about 54.3% of New Taipei City's. Its reported population is 7,534,200; Hong Kong's population is 1.86 times New Taipei City's. By average density, Hong Kong's population density is 3.43 times New Taipei City's.
Population difference
Hong Kong's population is 1.86 times New Taipei City's 7,534,200 · 4,044,831Density difference
Hong Kong's population density is 3.43 times New Taipei City's 6,759.7 /km² · 1,970.6 /km²Full data and sources for each place: Hong Kong area & population, New Taipei City area & population
Straight-line distance between geometric centres: about 814 km; time difference: none.
On a familiar scale
- Hong Kong ≈ the size of Changhua County (reference rung) 148 m² of land per resident
- New Taipei City ≈ 70% of Kaohsiung City (reference rung) 507 m² of land per resident
Reference scales come from Department of Household Registration, Ministry of the Interior: Land area, households and population density by township and district (year-end 2025) , as of 2025-12-31.
How to read it
Two hilly territories with most people squeezed onto a small share of flat land. New Taipei has more land; Hong Kong has more people.
Geography and shape
Hong Kong is a coastal territory of peninsulas and more than 200 islands at the mouth of the Pearl River, much of it steep hills and country parks. New Taipei stretches from the Tamsui River mouth to the Pacific coast and inland into the Xueshan foothills, and it completely surrounds Taipei City, which is not part of it.
Population context
Hong Kong’s roughly 7.53 million residents on 1,114.57 km² average about 6,760 per km²; New Taipei’s 4,044,831 registered residents on 2,052.5667 km² average about 1,971. Both averages hide extreme contrasts: New Taipei’s Yonghe District reaches about 37,000 per km², while its mountain district of Wulai averages about 19.
Boundaries and definitions
Hong Kong uses its year-end 2024 population and total land area. New Taipei uses registered residents and land area at year-end 2025 from the Ministry of the Interior; it excludes Taipei City and Keelung City. New Taipei’s outline is GADM 4.1’s polygon (+0.25% against the official area), with two islets that belong to Keelung removed.
Hong Kong: Year-end population and total land area of the Hong Kong SAR.
New Taipei City: New Taipei City, the special municipality alone, at year-end 2025: 2,052.5667 km² of land and 4,044,831 registered residents, both from the same Ministry of the Interior table used for Taipei City, so the density is like for like. It excludes Taipei City, which New Taipei surrounds on every side — the hole in the outline is Taipei City — and it excludes Keelung City to the northeast. Together, the two cities often called “Taipei” in everyday speech cover 2,324.3664 km² with 6,484,338 residents. The outline is GADM 4.1’s New Taipei polygon, which measures about 2,057.8 km² against the official 2,052.5667 (+0.25%); GADM also attaches two islets that belong to Keelung (Pengjia and Mianhua, about 1.6 km² together), and those are dropped from the drawing. GADM is licensed for non-commercial use only; Atlas is not commercialised. Population is household registration, not resident presence.
In-depth guide
How should Hong Kong and New Taipei City be understood in context?
Hong Kong and New Taipei are often set side by side because they sound like cities of a similar kind. By land they are not far apart — New Taipei is about 1.84 times Hong Kong — but Hong Kong fits nearly twice as many people into its smaller territory.
Similar land, different crowding
Hong Kong has 1,114.57 km² of land and about 7.53 million residents; New Taipei has 2,052.5667 km² and about 4.04 million. That puts Hong Kong’s average density near 6,760 per km² and New Taipei’s near 1,971 — Hong Kong is about 3.4 times as dense on average.
Both territories are mostly hills and green land, with people packed into a small share of flat ground. In New Taipei, six riverside districts facing Taipei hold over half the population on about 4.5% of the land, and Yonghe reaches about 37,000 per km² — far above Hong Kong’s territory-wide average, which is itself pulled down by country parks and outlying islands.
What “New Taipei” leaves out
New Taipei surrounds Taipei City but does not include it. If you mean the whole twin-city area people often call “Taipei”, add Taipei City: together they cover 2,324.3664 km² with 6,484,338 residents — about 2.09 times Hong Kong’s land with about 86% of its population.
Questions people ask
About this geographic comparison
Which is bigger, Hong Kong or New Taipei City?
New Taipei City is bigger, with a land area about 1.84× that of Hong Kong (1,114.6 vs 2,052.6 km²).
How do Hong Kong and New Taipei City differ in area, population and density?
Hong Kong is 54.3% the size of New Taipei City — 1,114.6 km² vs 2,052.6 km². Population is 1.86× higher; average density is 3.43× higher. Each side’s scope and reference date are set out under “Boundaries and definitions” on this page.
Does New Taipei include Taipei City?
No. New Taipei surrounds Taipei City on every side, but they are separate special municipalities. Together they cover 2,324.3664 km² with 6,484,338 registered residents — about 2.09 times Hong Kong’s land with about 86% of its population.
Which is more crowded, Hong Kong or New Taipei?
On average Hong Kong, at about 6,760 people per km² against New Taipei’s 1,971. But New Taipei’s riverside districts next to Taipei are denser than Hong Kong’s average: Yonghe is about 37,000 per km² and Luzhou about 26,400.
Sources
- Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong: Year-end Population for 2024
- Lands Department, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Geographic Data 2026
- Department of Household Registration, Ministry of the Interior: Land area, households and population density by township and district (year-end 2025, ROC 114)
- Department of Household Registration, Ministry of the Interior: Land area, households and population density by township and district (year-end 2025, ROC 114)
Outline data:
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