Demographics of Hong Kong

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date13 May 2024

There are 3.44 million males and 4.05 million females in Hong Kong. The percentage of the male population is 45.94%, compared to 54.06% of the female population. Hong Kong has 608k more females than males. The sex ratio in Hong Kong in 2024 will be 84.993 males per 100 females. Hong Kong is in the 4th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate

Hong Kong population

Year Population Growth (%)
19501,980,5244.71
19552,490,4874.51
19603,114,6714.17
19653,602,0292.37
19703,955,0721.34
19754,451,2202.43
19804,978,5442.14
19855,411,6801.43
19905,838,5741.46
19956,243,8591.17
20006,731,1951.29
20056,936,8740.24
20107,132,4380.49
20157,399,8380.59
20207,500,958-0.03
20217,494,578-0.14
20227,488,865-0.01
20237,491,6090.08
20247,496,6810.06
  • Total
  • Crude

Hong Kong death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195019,47581,6739.94241.695
195519,34994,0697.82938.065
196019,887110,5436.42735.725
196518,867100,7845.24228.003
197020,39677,2775.15319.526
197521,87181,5224.94018.416
198025,08777,7045.06815.698
198527,14078,0795.02714.462
199032,12075,0515.52112.901
199535,83978,4255.75112.584
200036,40362,7265.4309.356
200540,35857,2045.8158.242
201044,42068,9266.2289.664
201548,35778,7946.53510.649
202053,40851,5117.1246.871
202153,76442,9087.1775.727
202262,49641,9238.3575.606
202355,34941,4097.3985.535
202456,53140,6257.5515.427
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Hong Kong

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19501,681,846292,15285.200
19552,121,568368,53585.200
19602,611,539453,64885.200
19653,015,435473,77886.422
19703,397,839475,27387.729
19753,799,487436,51589.695
19804,496,588418,87991.478
19854,959,721377,90192.920
19905,753,52327,93699.517
19956,140,1010100.000
20006,663,6540100.000
20056,827,7610100.000
20107,025,2210100.000
20157,245,7010100.000
20207,547,6520100.000
20217,598,1890100.000
20227,643,2560100.000
20237,684,8010100.000
20247,725,8590100.000
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Hong Kong population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 120,442 111,939 232,382 3.10 107.596
05-09 174,623 161,655 336,278 4.49 108.022
10-14 158,589 146,804 305,392 4.07 108.028
15-19 143,088 136,415 279,503 3.73 104.892
20-24 148,202 144,676 292,878 3.91 102.437
25-29 206,511 203,117 409,627 5.46 101.671
30-34 233,667 254,827 488,495 6.52 91.696
35-39 232,185 315,387 547,572 7.30 73.619
40-44 235,422 358,368 593,789 7.92 65.693
45-49 222,940 334,491 557,431 7.44 66.651
50-54 234,618 337,193 571,811 7.63 69.580
55-59 249,931 323,113 573,044 7.64 77.351
60-64 298,543 335,094 633,638 8.45 89.092
65-69 269,923 282,452 552,375 7.37 95.564
70-74 201,579 216,715 418,295 5.58 93.016
75-79 139,411 151,135 290,546 3.88 92.243
80-84 80,309 86,972 167,281 2.23 92.339
85-89 57,737 78,016 135,752 1.81 74.007
90-94 28,133 49,117 77,250 1.03 57.278
95-99 7,315 19,673 26,988 0.36 37.183
100+ 1,105 5,248 6,353 0.08 21.056
Total 3,444,273 4,052,407 7,496,680 84.993