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East Asia & Pacific · Country statistics

Hong Kong SAR, China

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population7.5M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$427.31B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$56.98K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth85.42024 · yearsInternet use95.8%2024 · % of populationForest area—Not reported by the source
Population growth
-0.3%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Hong Kong SAR, China2025 · -0.3%
-0.910.682.283.875.471960199320251961: 2.3%1962: 4.2%1963: 3.4%1964: 2.4%1965: 2.6%1966: 0.9%1967: 2.5%1968: 2.1%1969: 1.6%1970: 2.4%1971: 2.2%1972: 1.9%1973: 2.8%1974: 3.2%1975: 1.9%1976: 1.3%1977: 1.4%1978: 1.8%1979: 5.5%1980: 2.7%1981: 2.3%1982: 1.6%1983: 1.5%1984: 1%1985: 1.1%1986: 1.2%1987: 1%1988: 0.8%1989: 1%1990: 0.3%1991: 0.8%1992: 0.8%1993: 1.7%1994: 2.3%1995: 2%1996: 4.4%1997: 0.8%1998: 0.8%1999: 1%2000: 0.9%2001: 0.7%2002: 0.4%2003: -0.2%2004: 0.8%2005: 0.4%2006: 0.6%2007: 0.9%2008: 0.6%2009: 0.2%2010: 0.7%2011: 0.7%2012: 1.1%2013: 0.4%2014: 0.7%2015: 0.9%2016: 0.6%2017: 0.8%2018: 0.8%2019: 0.7%2020: -0.4%2021: -0.9%2022: -0.9%2023: 2.6%2024: -0.2%2025: -0.3%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Hong Kong SAR, China in perspective

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Capital
Not listed
Country code
HKG

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