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Hong Kong

Population

7,368,206

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
107th
Share of world
0.09%
Annual change
−17,4740.29%

Population of Hong Kong

02M4M6M8M10M12M14M16M18MPeak20267.4M2050 projection6.1M↓ 17% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 7,368,206. 2050 projection: 6,090,619.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Hong Kong. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20267,378,6020.29%107
20257,396,0760.25%106
20207,490,2350.06%103
20197,485,8130.20%103
20187,471,1940.35%103
20177,444,8910.50%102
20157,366,4090.74%102
20107,101,6170.55%102
20056,908,4860.60%99
20006,704,6641.65%95

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Population by City

Sha Tin is home to 713,836 people, 9.67% of Hong Kong's population.

City population700K300K100K
Sha Tin 713.8KYuen Long 685.7KKwun Tong 666.1KTuen Mun 567.7KEastern 514.4KSai Kung 511.1KKwai Tsing 505.2KSham Shui Po 446.8KKowloon City 426.5K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Sha Tin713.8K9.67%
2Yuen Long685.7K9.29%
3Kwun Tong666.1K9.03%
4Tuen Mun567.7K7.69%
5Eastern514.4K6.97%
6Sai Kung511.1K6.93%
7Kwai Tsing505.2K6.85%
8Sham Shui Po446.8K6.06%
9Kowloon City426.5K5.78%
10Wong Tai Sin413.5K5.60%

Hong Kong by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Hong Kong is home to an estimated 7,368,206 people, the 107th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Hong Kong has a net population change of approximately -92 people per day, driven by 104 births, 162 deaths, and net emigration of 34 people.
Share of world
Hong Kong makes up 0.09% of the world's population and 0.15% of Asia's.
Density
7,027.2 people per km² of land (18,200.5 per mi²), ranking 4th among countries and territories.
Urban living
100% of people live in urban areas.

Hong Kong Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 2,006100+ years, female: 7,31995–99 years, male: 8,62295–99 years, female: 20,81590–94 years, male: 30,50190–94 years, female: 48,73385–89 years, male: 58,05985–89 years, female: 70,21380–84 years, male: 82,07480–84 years, female: 91,56975–79 years, male: 163,56875–79 years, female: 179,97370–74 years, male: 225,42370–74 years, female: 248,62365–69 years, male: 279,63965–69 years, female: 303,86860–64 years, male: 274,31760–64 years, female: 338,81455–59 years, male: 236,70855–59 years, female: 326,97650–54 years, male: 232,49550–54 years, female: 341,12045–49 years, male: 227,17945–49 years, female: 355,02840–44 years, male: 228,66940–44 years, female: 359,22535–39 years, male: 228,95235–39 years, female: 311,80430–34 years, male: 222,34330–34 years, female: 257,07925–29 years, male: 167,98525–29 years, female: 172,25620–24 years, male: 125,80220–24 years, female: 124,59615–19 years, male: 146,25015–19 years, female: 140,78710–14 years, male: 147,55510–14 years, female: 144,5375–9 years, male: 123,4185–9 years, female: 118,9460–4 years, male: 106,1720–4 years, female: 98,587100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K300K300K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

48.9 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

85.9 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

44.96%

Female

55.04%

Life expectancy 83.2Life expectancy 88.5

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Hong Kong United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Census and Statistics Department