Population regions with projections, per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Population regions with projections, per capita was 0.9863 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population regions with projections, per capita in Hong Kong, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.9863 units per person for population regions with projections, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population regions with projections, per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 1.11 units per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.7783 units per person, in 1963.
That places Hong Kong 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population regions with projections, per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9711 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.8741 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7783 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8948 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 1.07 units per person | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 1.11 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9332 units per person | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8061 units per person | -13.6% |
| 1969 | 0.8788 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9447 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9861 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9984 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9957 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9892 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9948 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.01 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.01 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.02 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9854 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9801 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9764 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9783 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9794 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9848 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9884 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9868 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9831 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.98 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9744 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9748 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9785 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9929 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9793 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9888 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9966 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.02 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.01 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9971 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.02 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9876 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9855 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9863 units per person | +0.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.9863 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 units per person, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.9863 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 units per person, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9314 units per person | 0.7783 units per person | 1.11 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9933 units per person | 0.9447 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9812 units per person | 0.9744 units per person | 0.9884 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9917 units per person | 0.9748 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 units per person | 0.9971 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9978 units per person | 0.9855 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 188 Belarus 0.9903 units per person compare
- 189 Austria 0.9897 units per person compare
- 190 New Zealand 0.9863 units per person compare
- 192 Switzerland 0.9862 units per person compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 0.9855 units per person compare
- 194 Mongolia 0.9855 units per person compare
More population data for Hong Kong
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -2.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3992 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -2.5% (2100)
- Population density 1,981 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 30,373 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -2.5% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.2539 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population regions with projections, per capita in Hong Kong?
- Population regions with projections, per capita in Hong Kong was 0.9863 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population regions with projections, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 units per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest population regions with projections, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7783 units per person in 1963.
- How does Hong Kong rank for population regions with projections, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population regions with projections, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population regions with projections, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population regions with projections divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population regions with projections ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population by world region HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population regions with projections divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.