Hong Kong People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

7,288,167 (2023 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: 13.04% (male 495,977/female 454,723)

15-64 years: 66.02% (male 2,164,667/female 2,646,774)

65 years and over: 20.94% (2023 est.) (male 706,761/female 819,265)

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

0.15% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

7.85 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

8.03 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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.)

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

Major urban areas - population

7.685 million Hong Kong (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.82 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female

total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

29.8 years (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 2.52 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 2.79 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 83.8 years

male: 81.12 years

female: 86.63 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.23 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.6 (2023 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)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

47.7% (2023 est.)

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%

male: 16.3%

female: 13.6% (2021 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Hong Kong on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hong Kong 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hong Kong 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.