The total population in Hong Kong was estimated at 7.5 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Hong Kong Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This statistic shows the estimated Asian immigrant population of Hong Kong in 2024, by country or region of origin. In 2024, there were nearly 2.5 million Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s population grew from around 5.15 million in 1980 to around 7.53 million at the end of 2024. Despite a slight decrease in population in 2020 and 2021, the population in Hong Kong has continued to increase. Population development in Hong Kong The population increase was not only due to natural population growth but also related to a significant inflow of immigrants from mainland China. As most immigrants were comparatively young, they also contributed to a higher birth rate. The total fertility rate in Hong Kong, however, which denotes the average number of children a woman has during her lifetime, already fell below the replacement level of around 2.1 children per woman in 1980. Today, Hong Kong has one of the lowest fertility rates in the world. Nevertheless, the population of Hong Kong is still projected to continue growing due to immigration and reach 8.2 million people in 2046. Age structure of Hong Kong’s population Hong Kong has a rapidly aging society. The median age of the population has more than doubled from 19.3 years in 1970 to 44.4 years in 2020, and it is expected to reach nearly 67 years in 2060. Today, around two-thirds of the population is still in their working age, but the share of people aged 65 or older is increasing. Hong Kong has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, reaching around 88 years for women in 2024.

Chart and table of Hong Kong population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

Hong Kong HK: Population: Female: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 2,939,462.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,941,028.000 Person for 2016. Hong Kong HK: Population: Female: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 1,918,453.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,941,028.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 836,948.000 Person in 1960. Hong Kong HK: Population: Female: Aged 15-64 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

This web map shows the Hong Kong Population Distribution by Ethnicity by 18 districts in 2021. It is a subset of the 2021 Population Census made available by the Census and Statistics Department under the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the "Government") at https://portal.csdi.gov.hk ("CSDI Portal"). The source data is in CSV format and has been processed and converted into Esri File Geodatabase format and then uploaded to Esri’s ArcGIS Online platform for sharing and reference purpose. The objectives are to facilitate our Hong Kong ArcGIS Online users to use the data in a spatial ready format and save their data conversion effort.For details about the data, source format and terms of conditions of usage, please refer to the website of CSDI Portal at https://portal.csdi.gov.hk.

Hong Kong HK: Population: Growth data was reported at 0.748 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.619 % for 2016. Hong Kong HK: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 1.089 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.465 % in 1979 and a record low of -0.197 % in 2003. Hong Kong HK: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

In 2023, the total mid-year population of Hong Kong was approximately 7.5 million. The largest number of people were living in New Territories and Islands, amounting to around 4.1 million.

2021 Population Census - Hong Kong 2021 Population Census - Summary Results [Report]

Hong Kong HK: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data was reported at 38.950 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 39.750 % for 2010. Hong Kong HK: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 39.549 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.772 % in 1995 and a record low of 38.289 % in 1990. Hong Kong HK: International Migrant Stock: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.; ; United Nations Population Division, Trends in Total Migrant Stock: 2008 Revision.; Weighted average;

This layer shows the Hong Kong population density in 2021 Population Census. It is a subset of the census data 2021 made available by the Census and Statistics Department under the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Government”) at https://DATA.GOV.HK/ (“DATA.GOV.HK”). The source data is in XLSX format and has been processed and converted into Esri File Geodatabase format and then uploaded to Esri’s ArcGIS Online platform for sharing and reference purpose. The objectives are to facilitate our Hong Kong ArcGIS Online users to use the data in a spatial ready format and save their data conversion effort.For details about the data, source format and terms of conditions of usage, please refer to the website of DATA.GOV.HK at https://data.gov.hk.

Hong Kong HK: Population: Female: Ages 80 and Above: % of Female Population data was reported at 5.254 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.119 % for 2016. Hong Kong HK: Population: Female: Ages 80 and Above: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.911 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.254 % in 2017 and a record low of 0.376 % in 1960. Hong Kong HK: Population: Female: Ages 80 and Above: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

This layer shows the Hong Kong population distribution by age in 2021 Population Census. It is a subset of the census data 2021 made available by the Census and Statistics Department under the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Government”) at https://DATA.GOV.HK/ (“DATA.GOV.HK”). The source data is in XLSX format and has been processed and converted into Esri File Geodatabase format and then uploaded to Esri’s ArcGIS Online platform for sharing and reference purpose. The objectives are to facilitate our Hong Kong ArcGIS Online users to use the data in a spatial ready format and save their data conversion effort.For details about the data, source format and terms of conditions of usage, please refer to the website of DATA.GOV.HK at https://data.gov.hk.

Hong Kong Population: Half-Yearly: Mobile Resident data was reported at 220,800.000 Person in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 231,700.000 Person for Dec 2017. Hong Kong Population: Half-Yearly: Mobile Resident data is updated semiannually, averaging 213,600.000 Person from Jun 1996 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 231,700.000 Person in Dec 2017 and a record low of 179,200.000 Person in Jun 1999. Hong Kong Population: Half-Yearly: Mobile Resident data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census and Statistics Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.G001: Population: General Household Survey (GHS): Resident Population Approach (RPA).

This statistic shows a breakdown of the Hong Kong population by language, based on the latest available census data from 2021. Based on this data, around 4.6 percent of Hong Kong inhabitants were English speakers.

This layer shows the Hong Kong population distribution in 2021 Population Census. It is a subset of the census data 2021 made available by the Census and Statistics Department under the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “Government”) at https://DATA.GOV.HK/ (“DATA.GOV.HK”). The source data is in XLSX format and has been processed and converted into Esri File Geodatabase format and then uploaded to Esri’s ArcGIS Online platform for sharing and reference purpose. The objectives are to facilitate our Hong Kong ArcGIS Online users to use the data in a spatial ready format and save their data conversion effort.For details about the data, source format and terms of conditions of usage, please refer to the website of DATA.GOV.HK at https://data.gov.hk.

This 2011 Population Census dataset contains statistics relevant to demographic, household, educational, economic, housing and internal migration characteristics of the Hong Kong population residing in the 18 District Council districts in 2011. The dataset also contains the boundaries of individual District Council districts. Since 1961, a population census has been conducted in Hong Kong every 10 years and a by-census in the middle of the intercensal period. The 2011 Population Census, which was conducted in June to August 2011, provides benchmark statistics on the socio-economic characteristics of the Hong Kong population vital to the planning and policy formulation of the government. This dataset will be incorporated into Population Distribution Framework Spatial Data Theme.

This 2016 Population By-census dataset contains statistics relevant to demographic, household, educational, economic and housing characteristics of the Hong Kong population residing in the 1622 Large Street Block Groups in 2016. The dataset also contains the boundaries of individual Large Street Block Groups. Since 1961, a population census has been conducted in Hong Kong every 10 years and a by-census in the middle of the intercensal period. The 2016 Population By-census, which was conducted in June to August 2016, provides benchmark statistics on the socio-economic characteristics of the Hong Kong population vital to the planning and policy formulation of the government. This dataset will be incorporated into Population Distribution Framework Spatial Data Theme.

Hong Kong Population - Table 110-01001 : Population by Sex and Age Group

Hong Kong CSD Projection: Population: Mid Year: 40 to 44 Years data was reported at 607.900 Person th in 2036. This records a decrease from the previous number of 611.000 Person th for 2035. Hong Kong CSD Projection: Population: Mid Year: 40 to 44 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 590.500 Person th from Jun 2006 (Median) to 2036, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 669.700 Person th in 2006 and a record low of 519.400 Person th in 2018. Hong Kong CSD Projection: Population: Mid Year: 40 to 44 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census and Statistics Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.G007: Population: 2007-2036: GHS: RPA: Projection: Census and Statistics Deparment.