| Population | 7,263,234 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Chinese/Hong Konger adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong |
| Ethnic groups | Chinese 92%, Filipino 2.5%, Indonesian 2.1%, other 3.4% (2016 est.) |
| Languages | 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. |
| Religions | 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 |
| Age structure | 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.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 44.7 youth dependency ratio: 18.3 elderly dependency ratio: 26.3 potential support ratio: 3.8 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 45.6 years male: 44.2 years female: 46.5 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.2% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.23 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.92 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | population fairly evenly distributed |
| Urbanization | urban population: 100% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.58% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 7.598 million Hong Kong (2021) |
| Sex ratio | 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.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 29.8 years (2008 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 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: 83.41 years male: 80.71 years female: 86.28 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.22 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 66.7% (2017) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: -1% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Physicians density | 2 physicians/1,000 population (2019) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.4 beds/1,000 population (2018) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 96.4% of population total: 96.4% of population unimproved: urban: 3.6% of population total: 3.6% of population (2017) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Education expenditures | 3.8% of GDP (2019) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 17 years male: 17 years female: 18 years (2019) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
