| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 09 Jun 2024 |
The current population of Hong Kong is 7,496,973 as of July 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Hong Kong is projected at 7,496,681, or 7.50 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Hong Kong is projected at 7,491,609, or 7.49 million people for the year 2023.
Hong Kong ranks 104th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Hong Kong is ranked 33rd among 51 countries and territories in Asia.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2022 | 7,489,149 | 7,488,865 | -568 | -0.008 | 0.094 |
| 2023 | 7,488,581 | 7,491,609 | 6,055 | 0.081 | 0.093 |
| 2024 | 7,494,636 | 7,496,681 | 4,091 | 0.055 | 0.092 |
| 2025 | 7,498,727 | 7,499,791 | 2,128 | 0.028 | 0.092 |
| 2026 | 7,500,855 | 7,500,962 | 213 | 0.003 | 0.091 |
| 2027 | 7,501,068 | 7,500,208 | -1,719 | -0.023 | 0.090 |
| 2028 | 7,499,349 | 7,497,463 | -3,772 | -0.050 | 0.089 |
| 2029 | 7,495,577 | 7,492,674 | -5,806 | -0.077 | 0.088 |
| 2030 | 7,489,771 | 7,485,887 | -7,768 | -0.104 | 0.088 |
| 2031 | 7,482,003 | 7,476,879 | -10,248 | -0.137 | 0.087 |
| 2032 | 7,471,755 | 7,465,577 | -12,356 | -0.166 | 0.086 |
| 2033 | 7,459,399 | 7,452,152 | -14,494 | -0.194 | 0.085 |
| 2034 | 7,444,905 | 7,436,708 | -16,394 | -0.220 | 0.084 |
| 2035 | 7,428,511 | 7,419,486 | -18,049 | -0.243 | 0.084 |
| 2036 | 7,410,462 | 7,400,466 | -19,993 | -0.270 | 0.083 |
| 2037 | 7,390,469 | 7,379,746 | -21,446 | -0.291 | 0.082 |
| 2038 | 7,369,023 | 7,357,445 | -23,155 | -0.315 | 0.081 |
| 2039 | 7,345,868 | 7,333,541 | -24,655 | -0.336 | 0.080 |
| 2040 | 7,321,213 | 7,308,138 | -26,150 | -0.358 | 0.080 |
| 2041 | 7,295,063 | 7,281,091 | -27,945 | -0.384 | 0.079 |
| 2042 | 7,267,118 | 7,252,429 | -29,378 | -0.405 | 0.078 |
| 2043 | 7,237,740 | 7,222,400 | -30,679 | -0.425 | 0.077 |
| 2044 | 7,207,061 | 7,191,087 | -31,949 | -0.444 | 0.076 |
| 2045 | 7,175,112 | 7,158,430 | -33,365 | -0.466 | 0.076 |
| 2046 | 7,141,747 | 7,124,458 | -34,579 | -0.485 | 0.075 |
| 2047 | 7,107,168 | 7,089,171 | -35,995 | -0.508 | 0.074 |
| 2048 | 7,071,173 | 7,052,591 | -37,165 | -0.527 | 0.073 |
| 2049 | 7,034,008 | 7,014,690 | -38,637 | -0.551 | 0.073 |
| 2050 | 6,995,371 | 6,975,391 | -39,960 | -0.573 | 0.072 |
| 2051 | 6,955,411 | 6,934,581 | -41,661 | -0.601 | 0.071 |
| 2052 | 6,913,750 | 6,892,056 | -43,389 | -0.630 | 0.070 |
| 2053 | 6,870,361 | 6,847,847 | -45,027 | -0.658 | 0.070 |
| 2054 | 6,825,334 | 6,802,104 | -46,460 | -0.683 | 0.069 |
| 2055 | 6,778,874 | 6,754,881 | -47,987 | -0.710 | 0.068 |
| 2056 | 6,730,887 | 6,706,171 | -49,433 | -0.737 | 0.067 |
| 2057 | 6,681,454 | 6,656,324 | -50,259 | -0.755 | 0.067 |
| 2058 | 6,631,195 | 6,605,570 | -51,249 | -0.776 | 0.066 |
| 2059 | 6,579,946 | 6,553,992 | -51,909 | -0.792 | 0.065 |
| 2060 | 6,528,037 | 6,501,772 | -52,530 | -0.808 | 0.065 |
| 2061 | 6,475,507 | 6,449,159 | -52,696 | -0.817 | 0.064 |
| 2062 | 6,422,811 | 6,396,475 | -52,671 | -0.823 | 0.063 |
| 2063 | 6,370,140 | 6,343,711 | -52,858 | -0.833 | 0.063 |
| 2064 | 6,317,282 | 6,291,079 | -52,406 | -0.833 | 0.062 |
| 2065 | 6,264,876 | 6,238,727 | -52,298 | -0.838 | 0.061 |
| 2066 | 6,212,578 | 6,186,619 | -51,918 | -0.839 | 0.061 |
| 2067 | 6,160,660 | 6,134,739 | -51,841 | -0.845 | 0.060 |
| 2068 | 6,108,819 | 6,082,994 | -51,650 | -0.849 | 0.059 |
| 2069 | 6,057,169 | 6,031,569 | -51,201 | -0.849 | 0.059 |
| 2070 | 6,005,968 | 5,980,534 | -50,868 | -0.851 | 0.058 |
| 2071 | 5,955,100 | 5,929,817 | -50,566 | -0.853 | 0.057 |
| 2072 | 5,904,534 | 5,879,443 | -50,182 | -0.854 | 0.057 |
| 2073 | 5,854,352 | 5,829,598 | -49,508 | -0.849 | 0.056 |
| 2074 | 5,804,844 | 5,780,261 | -49,167 | -0.851 | 0.056 |
| 2075 | 5,755,677 | 5,731,410 | -48,533 | -0.847 | 0.055 |
| 2076 | 5,707,144 | 5,683,203 | -47,883 | -0.843 | 0.055 |
| 2077 | 5,659,261 | 5,635,597 | -47,328 | -0.840 | 0.054 |
| 2078 | 5,611,933 | 5,588,591 | -46,685 | -0.835 | 0.054 |
| 2079 | 5,565,248 | 5,542,351 | -45,794 | -0.826 | 0.053 |
| 2080 | 5,519,454 | 5,496,976 | -44,956 | -0.818 | 0.053 |
| 2081 | 5,474,498 | 5,452,529 | -43,937 | -0.806 | 0.052 |
| 2082 | 5,430,561 | 5,409,182 | -42,757 | -0.790 | 0.052 |
| 2083 | 5,387,804 | 5,367,025 | -41,558 | -0.774 | 0.051 |
| 2084 | 5,346,246 | 5,326,130 | -40,232 | -0.755 | 0.051 |
| 2085 | 5,306,014 | 5,286,408 | -39,211 | -0.742 | 0.051 |
| 2086 | 5,266,803 | 5,247,833 | -37,940 | -0.723 | 0.050 |
| 2087 | 5,228,863 | 5,210,555 | -36,617 | -0.703 | 0.050 |
| 2088 | 5,192,246 | 5,174,633 | -35,225 | -0.681 | 0.050 |
| 2089 | 5,157,021 | 5,140,078 | -33,885 | -0.659 | 0.049 |
| 2090 | 5,123,136 | 5,106,917 | -32,437 | -0.635 | 0.049 |
| 2091 | 5,090,699 | 5,075,115 | -31,168 | -0.614 | 0.049 |
| 2092 | 5,059,531 | 5,044,672 | -29,717 | -0.589 | 0.048 |
| 2093 | 5,029,814 | 5,015,688 | -28,252 | -0.563 | 0.048 |
| 2094 | 5,001,562 | 4,988,166 | -26,792 | -0.537 | 0.048 |
| 2095 | 4,974,770 | 4,962,066 | -25,407 | -0.512 | 0.048 |
| 2096 | 4,949,363 | 4,937,404 | -23,918 | -0.484 | 0.048 |
| 2097 | 4,925,445 | 4,914,239 | -22,412 | -0.456 | 0.047 |
| 2098 | 4,903,033 | 4,892,458 | -21,151 | -0.432 | 0.047 |
| 2099 | 4,881,882 | 4,871,892 | -19,980 | -0.410 | 0.047 |
| 2100 | 4,861,902 | 4,852,441 | -18,922 | -0.390 | 0.047 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 1,933,854 | 1,980,524 | 93,341 | 4.714 | 0.079 |
| 1951 | 2,027,195 | 2,075,503 | 96,617 | 4.656 | 0.082 |
| 1952 | 2,123,812 | 2,173,597 | 99,570 | 4.582 | 0.084 |
| 1953 | 2,223,382 | 2,275,010 | 103,256 | 4.539 | 0.086 |
| 1954 | 2,326,638 | 2,380,472 | 107,669 | 4.524 | 0.088 |
| 1955 | 2,434,307 | 2,490,487 | 112,360 | 4.512 | 0.091 |
| 1956 | 2,546,667 | 2,606,293 | 119,251 | 4.576 | 0.093 |
| 1957 | 2,665,918 | 2,728,466 | 125,096 | 4.586 | 0.095 |
| 1958 | 2,791,014 | 2,855,692 | 129,356 | 4.531 | 0.098 |
| 1959 | 2,920,370 | 2,985,050 | 129,360 | 4.334 | 0.100 |
| 1960 | 3,049,730 | 3,114,671 | 129,882 | 4.171 | 0.103 |
| 1961 | 3,179,612 | 3,231,758 | 104,293 | 3.227 | 0.105 |
| 1962 | 3,283,905 | 3,331,188 | 94,565 | 2.839 | 0.107 |
| 1963 | 3,378,470 | 3,424,353 | 91,766 | 2.680 | 0.107 |
| 1964 | 3,470,236 | 3,514,763 | 89,054 | 2.534 | 0.108 |
| 1965 | 3,559,290 | 3,602,029 | 85,478 | 2.373 | 0.108 |
| 1966 | 3,644,768 | 3,684,665 | 79,794 | 2.166 | 0.108 |
| 1967 | 3,724,562 | 3,762,177 | 75,231 | 2.000 | 0.108 |
| 1968 | 3,799,793 | 3,834,043 | 68,500 | 1.787 | 0.108 |
| 1969 | 3,868,293 | 3,898,387 | 60,187 | 1.544 | 0.108 |
| 1970 | 3,928,480 | 3,955,072 | 53,183 | 1.345 | 0.107 |
| 1971 | 3,981,663 | 4,028,605 | 93,884 | 2.331 | 0.107 |
| 1972 | 4,075,547 | 4,128,333 | 105,573 | 2.557 | 0.107 |
| 1973 | 4,181,120 | 4,234,754 | 107,268 | 2.533 | 0.108 |
| 1974 | 4,288,388 | 4,342,773 | 108,769 | 2.505 | 0.109 |
| 1975 | 4,397,157 | 4,451,220 | 108,125 | 2.429 | 0.109 |
| 1976 | 4,505,282 | 4,558,873 | 107,181 | 2.351 | 0.110 |
| 1977 | 4,612,463 | 4,664,903 | 104,880 | 2.248 | 0.111 |
| 1978 | 4,717,343 | 4,768,798 | 102,910 | 2.158 | 0.111 |
| 1979 | 4,820,253 | 4,872,752 | 104,999 | 2.155 | 0.112 |
| 1980 | 4,925,252 | 4,978,544 | 106,585 | 2.141 | 0.112 |
| 1981 | 5,031,837 | 5,077,742 | 91,810 | 1.808 | 0.112 |
| 1982 | 5,123,647 | 5,166,905 | 86,516 | 1.674 | 0.112 |
| 1983 | 5,210,163 | 5,252,127 | 83,928 | 1.598 | 0.112 |
| 1984 | 5,294,091 | 5,333,571 | 78,960 | 1.480 | 0.112 |
| 1985 | 5,373,051 | 5,411,680 | 77,258 | 1.428 | 0.111 |
| 1986 | 5,450,309 | 5,492,791 | 84,964 | 1.547 | 0.111 |
| 1987 | 5,535,273 | 5,578,533 | 86,520 | 1.551 | 0.111 |
| 1988 | 5,621,793 | 5,665,617 | 87,647 | 1.547 | 0.110 |
| 1989 | 5,709,440 | 5,752,708 | 86,536 | 1.504 | 0.110 |
| 1990 | 5,795,976 | 5,838,574 | 85,195 | 1.459 | 0.110 |
| 1991 | 5,881,171 | 5,923,447 | 84,552 | 1.427 | 0.110 |
| 1992 | 5,965,723 | 6,007,685 | 83,925 | 1.397 | 0.109 |
| 1993 | 6,049,648 | 6,089,808 | 80,320 | 1.319 | 0.109 |
| 1994 | 6,129,968 | 6,168,707 | 77,478 | 1.256 | 0.109 |
| 1995 | 6,207,446 | 6,243,859 | 72,826 | 1.166 | 0.109 |
| 1996 | 6,280,272 | 6,333,444 | 106,343 | 1.679 | 0.109 |
| 1997 | 6,386,615 | 6,441,236 | 109,242 | 1.696 | 0.109 |
| 1998 | 6,495,857 | 6,546,057 | 100,401 | 1.534 | 0.109 |
| 1999 | 6,596,258 | 6,641,965 | 91,413 | 1.376 | 0.109 |
| 2000 | 6,687,671 | 6,731,195 | 87,048 | 1.293 | 0.109 |
| 2001 | 6,774,719 | 6,801,542 | 53,645 | 0.789 | 0.109 |
| 2002 | 6,828,364 | 6,848,847 | 40,966 | 0.598 | 0.108 |
| 2003 | 6,869,330 | 6,886,457 | 34,253 | 0.497 | 0.108 |
| 2004 | 6,903,583 | 6,915,998 | 24,831 | 0.359 | 0.107 |
| 2005 | 6,928,414 | 6,936,874 | 16,921 | 0.244 | 0.106 |
| 2006 | 6,945,335 | 6,960,595 | 30,519 | 0.438 | 0.105 |
| 2007 | 6,975,854 | 7,001,456 | 51,203 | 0.731 | 0.104 |
| 2008 | 7,027,057 | 7,050,677 | 47,240 | 0.670 | 0.104 |
| 2009 | 7,074,297 | 7,094,595 | 40,596 | 0.572 | 0.103 |
| 2010 | 7,114,893 | 7,132,438 | 35,089 | 0.492 | 0.102 |
| 2011 | 7,149,982 | 7,175,364 | 50,765 | 0.707 | 0.101 |
| 2012 | 7,200,747 | 7,234,060 | 66,626 | 0.921 | 0.101 |
| 2013 | 7,267,373 | 7,296,827 | 58,907 | 0.807 | 0.101 |
| 2014 | 7,326,280 | 7,352,183 | 51,806 | 0.705 | 0.100 |
| 2015 | 7,378,086 | 7,399,838 | 43,505 | 0.588 | 0.100 |
| 2016 | 7,421,591 | 7,435,927 | 28,672 | 0.386 | 0.099 |
| 2017 | 7,450,263 | 7,461,519 | 22,511 | 0.302 | 0.098 |
| 2018 | 7,472,774 | 7,481,555 | 17,562 | 0.235 | 0.097 |
| 2019 | 7,490,336 | 7,496,122 | 11,571 | 0.154 | 0.097 |
| 2020 | 7,501,907 | 7,500,958 | -1,899 | -0.025 | 0.096 |
| 2021 | 7,500,008 | 7,494,578 | -10,859 | -0.145 | 0.095 |