Hong Kong People - 2021

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:
世界概放，必須擁有的基本資料参考书 (Cantonese)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

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.)

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.)