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Population in Hong Kong

Population in Hong Kong was 7.5 million in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 104th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

2025, persons7,498,900
Change on 2024-0.3%
Rank104th of 215Countries ranked
Series high7,536,1002023
Series low3,094,8401960

Population in Hong Kong, 1960 to 2025

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3M4M5M6M7M8M196019701980199020002010202020251960: 3,094,840 persons1961: 3,168,100 persons1962: 3,305,200 persons1963: 3,420,900 persons1964: 3,504,600 persons1965: 3,597,900 persons1966: 3,629,900 persons1967: 3,722,800 persons1968: 3,802,700 persons1969: 3,863,900 persons1970: 3,959,000 persons1971: 4,045,300 persons1972: 4,123,600 persons1973: 4,241,600 persons1974: 4,377,800 persons1975: 4,461,600 persons1976: 4,518,000 persons1977: 4,583,700 persons1978: 4,667,500 persons1979: 4,929,700 persons1980: 5,063,100 persons1981: 5,183,400 persons1982: 5,264,500 persons1983: 5,345,100 persons1984: 5,397,900 persons1985: 5,456,200 persons1986: 5,524,600 persons1987: 5,580,500 persons1988: 5,627,600 persons1989: 5,686,200 persons1990: 5,704,500 persons1991: 5,752,000 persons1992: 5,800,500 persons1993: 5,901,000 persons1994: 6,035,400 persons1995: 6,156,100 persons1996: 6,435,500 persons1997: 6,489,300 persons1998: 6,543,700 persons1999: 6,606,500 persons2000: 6,665,000 persons2001: 6,714,300 persons2002: 6,744,100 persons2003: 6,730,800 persons2004: 6,783,500 persons2005: 6,813,200 persons2006: 6,857,100 persons2007: 6,916,300 persons2008: 6,957,800 persons2009: 6,972,800 persons2010: 7,024,200 persons2011: 7,071,600 persons2012: 7,150,100 persons2013: 7,178,900 persons2014: 7,229,500 persons2015: 7,291,300 persons2016: 7,336,600 persons2017: 7,393,200 persons2018: 7,452,600 persons2019: 7,507,900 persons2020: 7,481,000 persons2021: 7,413,100 persons2022: 7,346,100 persons2023: 7,536,100 persons2024: 7,524,100 persons2025: 7,498,900 persons
persons. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Periodpersons
20257,498,900
20247,524,100
20237,536,100
20227,346,100
20217,413,100
20207,481,000
20197,507,900
20187,452,600
20177,393,200
20167,336,600
20157,291,300
20147,229,500
20137,178,900
20127,150,100
20117,071,600
20107,024,200
20096,972,800
20086,957,800
20076,916,300
20066,857,100
20056,813,200
20046,783,500
20036,730,800
20026,744,100
20016,714,300
20006,665,000
19996,606,500
19986,543,700
19976,489,300
19966,435,500
19956,156,100
19946,035,400
19935,901,000
19925,800,500
19915,752,000
19905,704,500
19895,686,200
19885,627,600
19875,580,500
19865,524,600
19855,456,200
19845,397,900
19835,345,100
19825,264,500
19815,183,400
19805,063,100
19794,929,700
19784,667,500
19774,583,700
19764,518,000
19754,461,600
19744,377,800
19734,241,600
19724,123,600
19714,045,300
19703,959,000
19693,863,900
19683,802,700
19673,722,800
19663,629,900
19653,597,900
19643,504,600
19633,420,900
19623,305,200
19613,168,100
19603,094,840

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the population in Hong Kong?

Population in Hong Kong was 7.5 million in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.3% from 2024. That is the 104th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest population in Hong Kong?

7.54 million in 2023, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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