Hong Kong People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
7,276,588 (2022 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.)
major-language sample(s):
世界概况, 必須擁有的基本資料参考书 (Cantonese)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.Cantonese audio sample:
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: 46.6
youth dependency ratio: 17.8
elderly dependency ratio: 28.7
potential support ratio: 3.5 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 45.6 years
male: 44.2 years
female: 46.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.17% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
8.04 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
7.98 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
population fairly evenly distributed
Urbanization
urban population: 100% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.58% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
7.643 million Hong Kong (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.78 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.82 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
29.8 years (2008 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 2.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 2.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 83.61 years
male: 80.91 years
female: 86.46 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.22 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
66.7% (2017)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020)
Current health expenditure
N/A
Physicians density
2.04 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
4.9 beds/1,000 population (2020)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 96.4% of population
rural: N/A
total: 96.4% of population
unimproved: urban: 3.6% of population
rural: N/A
total: 3.6% of population (2017)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
4% of GDP (2021 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2021)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 15.5%
male: 17.3%
female: 13.6% (2020 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Hong Kong on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hong Kong 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hong Kong 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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