China vs. Hong Kong
Demographics
| China | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,397,897,720 (July 2021 est.) | 7,263,234 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 17.29% (male 129,296,339/female 111,782,427) 15-24 years: 11.48% (male 86,129,841/female 73,876,148) 25-54 years: 46.81% (male 333,789,731/female 318,711,557) 55-64 years: 12.08% (male 84,827,645/female 83,557,507) 65 years and over: 12.34% (male 81,586,490/female 90,458,292) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 12.81% (male 490,477/female 437,971) 15-24 years: 8.81% (male 334,836/female 303,897) 25-54 years: 42.66% (male 1,328,529/female 1,763,970) 55-64 years: 17.24% (male 582,047/female 668,051) 65 years and over: 18.48% (male 625,453/female 714,676) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 38.4 years male: 37.5 years female: 39.4 years (2020 est.) | total: 45.6 years male: 44.2 years female: 46.5 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.26% (2021 est.) | 0.2% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 11.3 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 8.23 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.26 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 7.92 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.11 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.16 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.17 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.75 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 11.15 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 2.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 2.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.31 years male: 74.23 years female: 78.62 years (2021 est.) | total population: 83.41 years male: 80.71 years female: 86.28 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.6 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.22 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA | NA |
| Nationality | noun: Chinese (singular and plural) adjective: Chinese | noun: Chinese/Hong Konger adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong |
| Ethnic groups | Han Chinese 91.6%, Zhuang 1.3%, other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) 7.1% (2010 est.) note: the Chinese Government officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups | Chinese 92%, Filipino 2.5%, Indonesian 2.1%, other 3.4% (2016 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | NA |
| Religions | folk religion 21.9%, Buddhist 18.3%, Christian 5.2%, Muslim 2%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 51.8% (2020 est.) note: officially atheist | Buddhist or Taoist 27.9%, Protestant 6.7%, Roman Catholic 5.3%, Muslim 4.2%, Hindu 1.4%, Sikh 0.2%, other or none 54.3% (2016 est.) note: many people practice Confucianism, regardless of their religion or not having a religious affiliation |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | NA |
| Languages | Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry); note - Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uighur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uygur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet) major-language sample(s): ???? - ??????????? (Mandarin) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Cantonese (official) 88.9%, English (official) 4.3%, Mandarin (official) 1.9%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 1.9% (2016 est.) major-language sample(s): ????,???????????? (Cantonese) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 14 years (2015) | total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 18 years (2019) |
| Education expenditures | NA | 3.8% of GDP (2019) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 62.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.78% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) note: data do not include Hong Kong and Macau | urban population: 100% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.58% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 97.7% of population rural: 87.8% of population total: 92.8% of population unimproved: urban: 2.3% of population rural: 12.2% of population total: 7.2% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: -1% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 97.1% of population rural: 82% of population total: 90.7% of population unimproved: urban: 2.4% of population rural: 18% of population total: 9.3% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 96.4% of population total: 96.4% of population unimproved: urban: 3.6% of population total: 3.6% of population (2017) |
| Major cities - population | 27.796 million Shanghai, 20.897 million BEIJING (capital), 16.382 million Chongqing, 13.794 million Tianjin, 13.635 million Guangzhou, 12.592 million Shenzhen (2021) | 7.598 million Hong Kong (2021) |
| Physicians density | 1.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017) | 2 physicians/1,000 population (2019) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.3 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 5.4 beds/1,000 population (2018) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 84.5% (2017) | 66.7% (2017) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 42.2 youth dependency ratio: 25.2 elderly dependency ratio: 17 potential support ratio: 5.9 (2020 est.) data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan | total dependency ratio: 44.7 youth dependency ratio: 18.3 elderly dependency ratio: 26.3 potential support ratio: 3.8 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
