Population 7,498,900
people· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history Hong Kong SAR, China 2025 · 7.5M
0 1.88M 3.77M 5.65M 7.54M 1960 1993 2025 1960: 3,094,840 1961: 3,168,100 1962: 3,305,200 1963: 3,420,900 1964: 3,504,600 1965: 3,597,900 1966: 3,629,900 1967: 3,722,800 1968: 3,802,700 1969: 3,863,900 1970: 3,959,000 1971: 4,045,300 1972: 4,123,600 1973: 4,241,600 1974: 4,377,800 1975: 4,461,600 1976: 4,518,000 1977: 4,583,700 1978: 4,667,500 1979: 4,929,700 1980: 5,063,100 1981: 5,183,400 1982: 5,264,500 1983: 5,345,100 1984: 5,397,900 1985: 5,456,200 1986: 5,524,600 1987: 5,580,500 1988: 5,627,600 1989: 5,686,200 1990: 5,704,500 1991: 5,752,000 1992: 5,800,500 1993: 5,901,000 1994: 6,035,400 1995: 6,156,100 1996: 6,435,500 — Break in series. The figures from 1961 to 1995 are compiled based on the "extended de facto" method and those from 1996 onwards are compiled based on the "resident population" method. 1997: 6,489,300 1998: 6,543,700 1999: 6,606,500 2000: 6,665,000 2001: 6,714,300 2002: 6,744,100 2003: 6,730,800 2004: 6,783,500 2005: 6,813,200 2006: 6,857,100 2007: 6,916,300 2008: 6,957,800 2009: 6,972,800 2010: 7,024,200 2011: 7,071,600 2012: 7,150,100 2013: 7,178,900 2014: 7,229,500 2015: 7,291,300 2016: 7,336,600 2017: 7,393,200 2018: 7,452,600 2019: 7,507,900 2020: 7,481,000 2021: 7,413,100 2022: 7,346,100 2023: 7,536,100 2024: 7,524,100 2025: 7,498,900 Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
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