Hong Kong People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

7,263,234 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Chinese/Hong Konger

adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong

Ethnic groups

Chinese 92%, Filipino 2.5%, Indonesian 2.1%, other 3.4% (2016 est.)

Languages

Cantonese (official) 88.9%, English (official) 4.3%, Mandarin (official) 1.9%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 1.9% (2016 est.)

printed major-language sample:
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Religions

Buddhist or Taoist 27.9%, Protestant 6.7%, Roman Catholic 5.3%, Muslim 4.2%, Hindu 1.4%, Sikh 0.2%, other or none 54.3% (2016 est.)

note: many people practice Confucianism, regardless of their religion or not having a religious affiliation

Age structure

0-14 years: 12.81% (male 490,477/female 437,971)

15-24 years: 8.81% (male 334,836/female 303,897)

25-54 years: 42.66% (male 1,328,529/female 1,763,970)

55-64 years: 17.24% (male 582,047/female 668,051)

65 years and over: 18.48% (male 625,453/female 714,676) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 44.7

youth dependency ratio: 18.3

elderly dependency ratio: 26.3

potential support ratio: 3.8 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 45.6 years

male: 44.2 years

female: 46.5 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.2% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

8.23 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

7.92 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

population fairly evenly distributed

Urbanization

urban population: 100% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.58% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

7.598 million Hong Kong (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.12 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.75 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female

total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

29.8 years (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 2.59 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.86 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 83.41 years

male: 80.71 years

female: 86.28 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.22 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

66.7% (2017)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: -1% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Physicians density

2 physicians/1,000 population (2019)

Hospital bed density

5.4 beds/1,000 population (2018)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 96.4% of population

total: 96.4% of population

unimproved: urban: 3.6% of population

total: 3.6% of population (2017)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Education expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2019)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 17 years

male: 17 years

female: 18 years (2019)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 8.6%

male: 10.4%

female: 6.8% (2019 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Hong Kong on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hong Kong 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hong Kong 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.