Hong Kong
Population 2026
7,378,600
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.24%
- Density
- 7,027 per km²
- Land area
- 1,050 km²
- Capital
- Hong Kong
- Currency
- Dollar (HKD)
- Official languages
- ZH-HK, YUE, ZH, EN
- Urban population
- 100.0%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 38,1122026
- Deaths
- 59,1502026
- Birth rate
- 4.9per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.0per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 0.84
- Life expectancy
- 85.4At birth, years
- Median age
- 47.9
- Net migration
- 17,863
Age distribution
- 0–1410.3%
- 15–6466.0%
- 65+23.7%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $427B
- GDP per capita
- $57.0K
- GDP growth
- +3.5%
- Inflation
- 1.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Exports
- $854B
- Imports
- $841B
- Tourism receipts
- 5.1%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture0.0%
- Industry6.2%
- Manufacturing0.9%
- Services91.5%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture0.2%
- Industry14.0%
- Services85.8%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 7,396,0762025 |
| 2 | VictoriaCentral and Western | 956,8002026 |
| 3 | Tuen MunTuen Mun | 507,9002026 |
| 4 | Sha TinSha Tin | 495,2002026 |
| 5 | Sham Shui PoSham Shui Po District | 431,0902026 |
| 6 | Wong Tai SinWong Tai Sin District | 425,2352026 |
| 7 | Kowloon CityKowloon City | 418,7322026 |
| 8 | Tseung Kwan OSai Kung District | 412,9002026 |
| 9 | Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District | 331,6002026 |
| 10 | Tsuen WanTsuen Wan | 318,9162026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7,378,600 | 38.1K | 59.2K |
| 2020 | 7,490,240 | 55.5K | 54.6K |
| 2010 | 7,101,614 | 69.8K | 44.2K |
| 2000 | 6,704,665 | 63.2K | 36.2K |
| 1990 | 5,560,599 | 72.4K | 29.9K |
| 1980 | 4,962,488 | 86.3K | 26.3K |
| 1970 | 3,739,916 | 63.0K | 17.2K |
| 1960 | 3,094,853 | 112K | 20.0K |
| 1950 | 1,978,347 | 78.8K | 21.0K |