Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.60 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hong Kong, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hong Kong is 1.60 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hong Kong peaked at 1.60 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49,199 people, in 1950.
That places Hong Kong 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49,199 people | — |
| 1951 | 49,806 people | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 50,697 people | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 52,114 people | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 54,265 people | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 57,404 people | +5.8% |
| 1956 | 61,307 people | +6.8% |
| 1957 | 65,945 people | +7.6% |
| 1958 | 71,374 people | +8.2% |
| 1959 | 77,456 people | +8.5% |
| 1960 | 84,407 people | +9.0% |
| 1961 | 86,021 people | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 79,210 people | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 68,242 people | -13.8% |
| 1964 | 77,010 people | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 95,314 people | +23.8% |
| 1966 | 104,039 people | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 97,980 people | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 98,764 people | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 125,226 people | +26.8% |
| 1970 | 155,831 people | +24.4% |
| 1971 | 179,836 people | +15.4% |
| 1972 | 193,108 people | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 204,984 people | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 217,802 people | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 232,277 people | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 248,601 people | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 265,705 people | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 282,828 people | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 299,951 people | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 318,312 people | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 336,164 people | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 351,850 people | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 366,682 people | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 382,233 people | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 400,697 people | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 418,940 people | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 434,745 people | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 449,644 people | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 463,915 people | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 479,089 people | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 499,167 people | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 524,430 people | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 551,642 people | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 580,536 people | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 613,612 people | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 644,678 people | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 668,748 people | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 693,270 people | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 718,577 people | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 743,317 people | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 768,090 people | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 791,576 people | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 813,926 people | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 834,513 people | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 852,730 people | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 868,333 people | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 881,644 people | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 895,832 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 913,988 people | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 935,544 people | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 961,609 people | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 994,590 people | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million people | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million people | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million people | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million people | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million people | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million people | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.34 million people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million people | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.47 million people | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million people | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.60 million people | +4.3% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 1.60 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 285,676 people, 5.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 1.60 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96,191 people, 16.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +26.8% | 98,764 people | 125,226 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58,957 people | 49,199 people | 77,456 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 91,621 people | 68,242 people | 125,226 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 228,092 people | 155,831 people | 299,951 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 392,318 people | 318,312 people | 463,915 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 597,375 people | 479,089 people | 718,577 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 836,395 people | 743,317 people | 913,988 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million people | 935,544 people | 1.34 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million people | 1.40 million people | 1.60 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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)
- World population growth -2.5% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hong Kong?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Hong Kong was 1.60 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,199 people in 1950.
- How does Hong Kong rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Hong Kong ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.