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Population in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Population was 7.44 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7.44 million people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
104th
of 238 countries
All-time high
7.49 million people
in 2020
All-time low
12,254 people
in 1700
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Hong Kong, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Hong Kong recorded 7.44 million people for population in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Hong Kong peaked at 7.49 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,254 people, in 1700.

That places Hong Kong 104th out of 238 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 179,978 people 179,978 people 179,978 people 1
1100s 443,565 people 443,565 people 443,565 people 1
1200s 506,955 people 506,955 people 506,955 people 1
1300s 13,463 people 13,463 people 13,463 people 1
1400s 13,150 people 13,150 people 13,150 people 1
1500s 12,844 people 12,844 people 12,844 people 1
1600s 12,545 people 12,545 people 12,545 people 1
1700s 12,254 people 12,254 people 12,254 people 1
1710s 12,764 people 12,764 people 12,764 people 1
1720s 13,296 people 13,296 people 13,296 people 1
1730s 13,850 people 13,850 people 13,850 people 1
1740s 14,427 people 14,427 people 14,427 people 1
1750s 15,028 people 15,028 people 15,028 people 1
1760s 15,655 people 15,655 people 15,655 people 1
1770s 16,307 people 16,307 people 16,307 people 1
1780s 16,986 people 16,986 people 16,986 people 1
1790s 17,694 people 17,694 people 17,694 people 1
1800s 20,000 people 20,000 people 20,000 people 10
1810s 20,274 people 20,000 people 20,755 people 10
1820s 22,030 people 20,928 people 23,377 people 10
1830s 25,637 people 23,754 people 27,605 people 10
1840s 31,870 people 28,070 people 37,167 people 10
1850s 50,245 people 38,893 people 64,685 people 10
1860s 89,849 people 69,017 people 111,315 people 10
1870s 139,424 people 116,240 people 159,286 people 10
1880s 186,619 people 163,789 people 212,239 people 10
1890s 256,971 people 219,117 people 299,895 people 10
1900s 367,403 people 310,869 people 429,777 people 10
1910s 529,548 people 445,944 people 630,231 people 10
1920s 706,487 people 639,683 people 796,312 people 10
1930s 1.10 million people 825,680 people 1.69 million people 10
1940s 1.70 million people 1.59 million people 1.90 million people 10
1950s 2.45 million people 1.98 million people 2.97 million people 10
1960s 3.27 million people 2.66 million people 4.02 million people 10
1970s 4.36 million people 3.74 million people 4.86 million people 10
1980s 5.31 million people 4.96 million people 5.54 million people 10
1990s 6.09 million people 5.56 million people 6.62 million people 10
2000s 6.89 million people 6.70 million people 7.06 million people 10
2010s 7.32 million people 7.10 million people 7.49 million people 10
2020s 7.47 million people 7.44 million people 7.49 million people 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Hong Kong?
Population in Hong Kong was 7.44 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 7.49 million people in 2020.
What is the lowest population recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 12,254 people in 1700.
How does Hong Kong rank for population?
Hong Kong ranks 104th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.