Hong Kong Population (LIVE)

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China, Hong Kong SAR Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is 7,401,322 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • China, Hong Kong SAR 2025 population is estimated at 7,396,076 people at mid-year.
  • China, Hong Kong SAR population is equivalent to 0.090% of the total world population.
  • Hong Kong ranks number 106 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in China, Hong Kong SAR is 7,044 per Km² (18,244 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 1,050 Km² (405 sq. miles).
  • 100% of the population is urban (7,396,076 people in 2025)
  • The median age in China, Hong Kong SAR is 47.4 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of China, Hong Kong SAR (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Hong Kong
Global
Rank
2025 7,396,076 −0.25% −18,833 17,863 47.4 0.73 7,044 0.090% 8,231,613,070 106
2024 7,414,909 −0.37% −27,825 −19,272 46.8 0.73 7,062 0.091% 8,161,972,572 105
2023 7,442,734 −0.31% −23,181 −3,427 46.2 0.72 7,088 0.092% 8,091,734,930 104
2022 7,465,915 −0.16% −12,160 −3,427 45.6 0.71 7,110 0.093% 8,021,407,192 104
2020 7,490,235 0.33% 24,765 −1,800 44.4 0.89 7,134 0.095% 7,887,001,292 103
2015 7,366,409 0.73% 52,958 10,547 41.7 1.23 7,016 98.4% 7,245,701 0.099% 7,470,491,872 102
2010 7,101,617 0.55% 38,626 8,307 39.9 1.12 6,763 98.9% 7,025,221 0.10% 7,021,732,148 102
2005 6,908,486 0.6% 40,764 −1,488 37.7 0.96 6,580 98.8% 6,827,761 0.10% 6,586,970,132 99
2000 6,704,664 1.65% 105,512 58,755 35 1.03 6,385 99.4% 6,663,654 0.11% 6,171,702,993 95
1995 6,177,104 2.13% 123,301 88,352 32.6 1.3 5,883 99.4% 6,140,101 0.11% 5,758,878,982 94
1990 5,560,597 0.61% 33,495 −26,077 29.9 1.28 5,296 0.10% 5,327,803,110 95
1985 5,393,122 1.68% 86,128 24,606 27 1.5 5,136 92% 4,959,721 0.11% 4,868,943,465 93
1980 4,962,484 2.26% 104,821 45,107 24.5 2.06 4,726 90.6% 4,496,588 0.11% 4,447,606,236 96
1975 4,438,378 3.48% 139,692 49,994 22.2 2.63 4,227 85.6% 3,799,487 0.11% 4,070,735,277 97
1970 3,739,916 −0.61% −23,101 302,462 19.3 3.39 3,562 90.9% 3,397,839 0.10% 3,694,683,794 98
1965 3,855,421 4.49% 152,116 131,205 20 4.92 3,672 78.2% 3,015,435 0.12% 3,334,533,703 92
1960 3,094,840 4.54% 123,328 20,811 22.2 5.08 2,947 84.4% 2,611,539 0.10% 3,015,470,894 97
1955 2,478,198 4.61% 99,971 36,618 22.9 4.55 2,360 85.6% 2,121,568 0.090% 2,740,213,792 105

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

China, Hong Kong SAR Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Hong Kong
Global
Rank
2030 7,252,647 −0.39% −28,686 −6,941 50.4 0.79 6,907 0.085% 8,569,124,911 110
2035 7,051,626 −0.56% −40,204 −20,318 53.5 0.83 6,716 0.079% 8,885,210,181 111
2040 6,816,568 −0.68% −47,012 −3,843 56.5 0.88 6,492 0.074% 9,177,190,203 115
2045 6,498,690 −0.95% −63,576 −1,140 59.3 0.92 6,189 0.069% 9,439,639,668 117
2050 6,090,619 −1.29% −81,614 −2,103 62 0.96 5,801 0.063% 9,664,378,587 119

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Hong Kong Demographics

Life Expectancy
85.8 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
1.4

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
1.9

(per 1,000 live births)

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Notes

The China, Hong Kong SAR Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of China, Hong Kong SAR delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of China, Hong Kong SAR (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.