World population growth in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: World population growth was -2.5% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-2.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
239th
of 239 countries
All-time high
37.9%
in 1964
All-time low
-33.0%
in 1967
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Hong Kong, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Hong Kong stood at -2.5%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Hong Kong peaked at 37.9% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -33.0%, in 1967.
Hong Kong ranks 239th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.0% | — |
| 1800 | 0.2% | -970.0% |
| 1900 | 3.6% | +1660.2% |
| 1905 | 3.6% | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 1915 | 4.1% | +10.3% |
| 1920 | 1.5% | -63.5% |
| 1925 | 2.0% | +33.7% |
| 1930 | 3.6% | +81.9% |
| 1935 | 2.3% | -37.4% |
| 1940 | 3.1% | +38.4% |
| 1945 | -1.1% | -135.6% |
| 1950 | 4.5% | -502.8% |
| 1951 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 4.5% | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 4.5% | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 4.5% | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 4.6% | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 4.6% | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 4.3% | -6.6% |
| 1960 | 3.7% | -14.7% |
| 1961 | -4.9% | -232.9% |
| 1962 | -7.8% | +60.9% |
| 1963 | -8.5% | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 37.9% | -543.6% |
| 1965 | 6.9% | -81.9% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | -80.0% |
| 1967 | -33.0% | -2506.3% |
| 1968 | 10.4% | -131.6% |
| 1969 | 10.0% | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 9.3% | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -59.5% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | -32.1% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -47.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -28.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -30.8% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +614.2% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -38.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -28.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -34.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +79.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +76.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +37.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -41.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -49.6% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -109.9% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | +961.5% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | +162.3% |
| 2023 | -0.3% | -28.5% |
| 2024 | -0.5% | +89.2% |
| 2025 | -0.0% | -96.3% |
| 2026 | -0.5% | +2433.3% |
| 2027 | -0.2% | -59.6% |
| 2028 | -0.6% | +247.3% |
| 2029 | -0.4% | -36.0% |
| 2030 | -0.5% | +28.6% |
| 2031 | -0.6% | +15.2% |
| 2032 | -0.5% | -18.5% |
| 2033 | -0.5% | +10.1% |
| 2034 | -0.4% | -18.9% |
| 2035 | -0.9% | +110.2% |
| 2036 | -0.7% | -20.2% |
| 2037 | -0.4% | -45.4% |
| 2038 | -0.9% | +127.7% |
| 2039 | -0.4% | -54.9% |
| 2040 | -0.9% | +115.4% |
| 2041 | -0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2042 | -1.1% | +17.9% |
| 2043 | -0.8% | -23.1% |
| 2044 | -0.9% | +12.3% |
| 2045 | -1.1% | +12.6% |
| 2046 | -1.1% | +6.3% |
| 2047 | -1.5% | +36.8% |
| 2048 | -1.2% | -21.5% |
| 2049 | -1.4% | +16.3% |
| 2050 | -1.3% | -6.2% |
| 2051 | -1.5% | +13.5% |
| 2052 | -1.5% | -2.5% |
| 2053 | -1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2054 | -1.5% | +2.4% |
| 2055 | -1.6% | +6.8% |
| 2056 | -1.7% | +5.1% |
| 2057 | -1.7% | +3.4% |
| 2058 | -1.8% | +3.3% |
| 2059 | -1.7% | -3.7% |
| 2060 | -1.7% | +1.8% |
| 2061 | -1.8% | +4.8% |
| 2062 | -1.6% | -12.3% |
| 2063 | -1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2064 | -1.8% | +14.5% |
| 2065 | -1.9% | +3.2% |
| 2066 | -1.9% | -0.9% |
| 2067 | -2.0% | +6.9% |
| 2068 | -2.0% | -1.7% |
| 2069 | -1.9% | -3.5% |
| 2070 | -2.1% | +8.9% |
| 2071 | -2.0% | -2.1% |
| 2072 | -2.2% | +6.7% |
| 2073 | -2.2% | +3.0% |
| 2074 | -2.2% | -0.0% |
| 2075 | -2.3% | +2.5% |
| 2076 | -2.3% | +0.7% |
| 2077 | -2.6% | +12.4% |
| 2078 | -2.2% | -14.7% |
| 2079 | -2.4% | +8.9% |
| 2080 | -2.4% | +0.3% |
| 2081 | -2.3% | -6.0% |
| 2082 | -2.3% | +1.5% |
| 2083 | -2.5% | +8.1% |
| 2084 | -2.7% | +6.8% |
| 2085 | -2.7% | +1.3% |
| 2086 | -2.6% | -1.3% |
| 2087 | -2.7% | +0.1% |
| 2088 | -2.5% | -5.4% |
| 2089 | -2.7% | +5.9% |
| 2090 | -2.6% | -0.3% |
| 2091 | -2.6% | -3.5% |
| 2092 | -2.4% | -6.8% |
| 2093 | -2.5% | +4.8% |
| 2094 | -2.7% | +8.5% |
| 2095 | -2.5% | -6.3% |
| 2096 | -2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2097 | -2.6% | +1.5% |
| 2098 | -2.3% | -8.6% |
| 2099 | -2.5% | +6.4% |
| 2100 | -2.5% | -0.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's -2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 7.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's -2.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 7.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -2506.3% | 1.4% | -33.0% |
| 2026 | -2433.3% | -0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1900 | +1660.2% | 0.2% | 3.6% |
| 1800 | +970.0% | -0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | -961.5% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | +614.2% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 1910s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.0% | -1.1% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 1950s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6% | -33.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.6% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.6% | -0.9% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2040s | -1.1% | -1.5% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2050s | -1.6% | -1.8% | -1.3% | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.8% | -2.0% | -1.6% | 10 |
| 2070s | -2.2% | -2.6% | -2.0% | 10 |
| 2080s | -2.5% | -2.7% | -2.3% | 10 |
| 2090s | -2.5% | -2.7% | -2.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | -2.5% | -2.5% | -2.5% | 1 |
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More population data for Hong Kong
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3992 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -2.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2044)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -2.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -2.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,373 people (2100)
- Population density 1,981 people per km² (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Hong Kong?
- World population growth in Hong Kong was -2.5% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 1964.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.0% in 1967.
- How does Hong Kong rank for world population growth?
- Hong Kong ranks 239th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.