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East Asia & Pacific
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025 at 100, while China sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 3. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.025.050.075.0100Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 100100Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 100100SingaporeSingapore: 100100MongoliaMongolia: 6867.9New ZealandNew Zealand: 3838.3MyanmarMyanmar: 3534.7CambodiaCambodia: 3333.1JapanJapan: 3332.5MalaysiaMalaysia: 3232.3Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 2525.4ThailandThailand: 2525.3Viet NamViet Nam: 2524.9

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 100
2 Macao SAR, China 100
3 Singapore 100
4 Mongolia 68
5 New Zealand 38
6 Myanmar 35
7 Cambodia 33
8 Japan 33
9 Malaysia 32
10 Papua New Guinea 25
11 Thailand 25
12 Viet Nam 25
13 Korea, Rep. 24
14 Lao PDR 24
15 Philippines 23
16 Australia 22
17 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 19
18 Indonesia 7
19 China 3

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China leads with a gap of 0 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 19 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with China at 3.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.