Hong Kong People - 2024

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)

2023 population pyramid:

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: 46.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 45 years

female: 48.1 years

Population growth rate

0.15% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

1.7 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.)

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

male: 2.8 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 83.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 81.1 years

female: 86.6 years

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)