HONG KONG: THE FACTS
Population
Population Size: At mid-2014, the population of Hong Kong was 7.24 million, including 7.03 million Usual Residents and 0.22 million Mobile Residents.
During the period 2010 to 2014, the population grew at an average annual rate of 0.8%. Population in these years was as follows:
| Year | Mid-year population |
Annual rate of increase |
Sex ratio (males per 1 000 females) |
| 2010 | 7 024 200 | 0.7 | 883 |
| 2011 | 7 071 600 | 0.7 | 876 |
| 2012 | 7 154 600 | 1.2 | 869 |
| 2013 | 7 187 500 | 0.5 | 864 |
| 2014 | 7 241 700 | 0.8 | 858 |
Distribution by Area: At mid-2014, the population was distributed geographically as follows:
| Area | % of total population | |
| Hong Kong Island | 17.5 | |
| Kowloon | 30.3 | |
| New Territories (including marine) | 52.5 | |
| Total | 100.0 | |
Population Density[‡]: Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. The land population density as at mid-2014 stood at 6 690 persons per square kilometre, and Kwun Tong, with 57 250 persons per square kilometre, was the most densely populated district among the District Council districts.
‡ ↑ Excluding marine population and area of reservoirs.
Age and Sex Structure: At mid-2014, there were 858 males per 1 000 females. The median age of the total population was 42.8. The age and sex structure of the population was given as follows:
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | ||||||||
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||||||
| 0–14 | 415 200 | 5.7 | 389 200 | 5.4 | 804 400 | 11.1 | |||||
| 15–24 | 421 400 | 5.8 | 413 800 | 5.7 | 835 200 | 11.5 | |||||
| 25–34 | 457 200 | 6.3 | 639 800 | 8.8 | 1 097 000 | 15.1 | |||||
| 35–44 | 466 500 | 6.4 | 673 000 | 9.3 | 1 139 500 | 15.7 | |||||
| 45–54 | 568 500 | 7.9 | 679 600 | 9.4 | 1 248 100 | 17.2 | |||||
| 55–64 | 519 300 | 7.2 | 532 300 | 7.4 | 1 051 600 | 14.5 | |||||
| 65 and over | 497 000 | 6.9 | 568 900 | 7.9 | 1 065 900 | 14.7 | |||||
| Total | 3 345 100 | 46.2 | 3 896 600 | 53.8 | 7 241 700 | 100.0 | |||||
Births and Deaths: Fertility rate in Hong Kong has continued to remain at a low level. It has also attained a very low level of mortality by international standards. Birth and death rates are given as follows:
| Year | Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population) |
Total fertility rate (per 1 000 women)[λ] |
Crude death rate (per 1 000 population) |
Expectation of life at birth for males (years) |
Expectation of life at birth for females (years) |
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) |
| 2010 | 12.6 | 1 127 | 6.0 | 80.1 | 86.0 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 13.5 | 1 204 | 6.0 | 80.3 | 86.7 | 1.3 |
| 2012 | 12.8 | 1 285 | 6.1 | 80.7 | 86.4 | 1.5 |
| 2013 | 7.9 | 1 124 | 6.0 | 81.1 | 86.7 | 1.8 |
| 2014[1] | 8.6 | 1 235 | 6.2 | 81.2 | 86.7 | 1.6 |
λ ↑ Total fertility rate refers to the average number of children that would be born alive to 1 000 women during their lifetime if they were to pass through their childbearing ages 15-49 experiencing the age specific fertility rates prevailing in a given year. These figures have been compiled using a population denominator which has excluded female foreign domestic helpers.
- ↑ Provisional figures.
