World Factbook
Hong Kong
Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
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note: data represent population by usual spoken language
Languages
Cantonese (official) 85.4%, English (official) 4.5%, Putonghua (official) 2.2%, other Chinese dialects 2.8%, other 2%, persons under 5 or mute 3.2% (2021 est.)
major-language sample(s)
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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
Sex ratio
at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.81 male(s)/female
total population
0.86 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.86 male(s)/female
Birth rate
7.45 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
8.16 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
45.3 years
total
47.6 years (2025 est.)
female
48.6 years
Population
male
3,367,222
total
7,305,556 (2025 est.)
female
3,938,334
Nationality
noun
Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective
Chinese/Hong Kong
Urbanization
urban population
100% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.58% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
13.2% (male 505,718/female 459,956)
15-64 years
64.8% (male 2,123,216/female 2,609,102)
65 years and over
21.9% (2024 est.) (male 738,878/female 860,951)
Ethnic groups
Chinese 91.6%, Filipino 2.7%, Indonesian 1.9%, other 3.7% (2021 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
56.7 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
20.8 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
2.8 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
35.8 (2025 est.)
Physician density
2.04 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Net migration rate
1.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
4.9 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.24 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: NA
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: NA
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.8% of GDP (2024 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
15.7% national budget (2024 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
2.8 deaths/1,000 live births
total
2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
2.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.09% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.6 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
population fairly evenly distributed
Life expectancy at birth
male
81.3 years
female
86.8 years
total population
84 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 96.5% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 96.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 3.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 3.5% of population (2022 est.)
Major urban areas - population
7.685 million Hong Kong (2023)
Mother's mean age at first birth
29.8 years (2008 est.)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
49.8% (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
17 years (2023 est.)
total
17 years (2023 est.)
female
17 years (2023 est.)