Urban agglomeration
7.4M
Growth (20 yrs)
+15%
City fertility
0.75
Foreign-born / foreign
39.5%
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018
| Year | Population | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,681,846 | — | Estimate |
| 1960 | 2,611,539 | +55% | Estimate |
| 1970 | 3,397,839 | +30% | Estimate |
| 1980 |
Source: Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department
Ages 0–14
10.9%
Ages 15–64
68.0%
Ages 65+
21.1%
Foreign-born / foreign
39.5%
Age structure source: Hong Kong C&SD, 2021 Population Census.
Born outside Hong Kong as % of population (place of birth). Source: Hong Kong C&SD, 2021 Population Census — place of birth.
Coordinates 22.32, 114.17 · map tiles © OpenStreetMap / CARTO
Source: World Bank
Source: World Bank
| 4,496,588 |
| +32% |
| Estimate |
| 1985 | 4,959,721 | +10% | Estimate |
| 1990 | 5,753,523 | +16% | Estimate |
| 2000 | 6,663,654 | +16% | Estimate |
| 2010 | 7,025,221 | +5% | Estimate |
| 2015 | 7,245,701 | +3% | Estimate |
| 2018 | 7,428,887 | +3% | Estimate |
| 2025 | 7,768,510 | +5% | UN projection |
| 2035 | 8,126,741 | +5% | UN projection |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018. Values are for the urban agglomeration, not the administrative city boundary.
Since 1990, Hong Kong’s urban agglomeration grew from 5.8M to 7.4M (+29%). The UN projects 8.1M by 2035.
Estimates run through 2018; later years are UN projections. Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018.
