Population:
7,089,705 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 12.2% (male 450,833/female 411,997)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 74.6% (male 2,551,256/female 2,713,532)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 13.1% (male 434,090/female 493,363) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 42.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 42.4 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 43.2 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]

Population growth rate:
0.476% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
7.45 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 222
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
6.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
4.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.076 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.91 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 219
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 3.09 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 2.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.96 years
country comparison to the world: 8
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 79.24 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 84.88 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
1.04 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 224
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,600 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Nationality:
noun: Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong

Ethnic groups:
Chinese 95%, Filipino 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, other 2.1% (2006 census)

Religions:
eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%

Languages:
Cantonese 90.8% (official), English 2.8% (official), Putonghua (Mandarin) 0.9%, other Chinese dialects 4.4%, other 1.1% (2006 census)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 96.9%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 89.6% (2002)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Education expenditures:
3.3% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]