Demographics of Hong Kong

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Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world with an overall density of some 6,300 people per square kilometre. The term "densely populated, green city" is used to describe the majority of the people living in apartments in high-rise buildings, and most land reserved for open spaces, country parks, and woodland.
According to statistics released in 2006, Hong Kong has the world’s lowest birth rate--0.9 per woman of child-bearing age, far below the replacement rate of 2.1. With just 966 babies being born to every 1000 fertile women, it is estimated that 26.8% of the population will be aged 65 or more in 2033, up from 12.1% in 2005.
Census data
Year Count Source
1841 5000-7,500 census 1841
1848 24,000
1855 72,000
1862 120,000
1881 160,402 Britannica 1911
1891 221,441 Britannica 1911
1901 283,978 Britannica 1911
1906 326,961
1916 530,000
1921 625,166
1925 725,000
1931 849,800 census 1931
1941 1,600,000
1945 600,000
1945 750,000
1950 2,200,000
1960 3,000,000
1971 4,000,000
1980 5,000,000
1985 5,500,000
1995 6,300,000
1999 6,900,000
2003 6,900,000 2003, UN
2005 6,965,900 census 2005
2006(mid) 6,994,500 census 2006


People of Hong Kong
Age structure: (End of 2006 est.)
0-14 years: 13.5% (male 482,500; female 452,100)
15-24 years: 13.1% (male 445,400; female 459,300)
25-34 years: 15.3% (male 462,000; female 592,000)
35-44 years: 18.1% (male 547,000; female 698,400)
45-54 years: 17.5% (male 594,200; female 613,400)
55-64 years: 10.0% (male 353,500; female 337,400)
65 and over: 12.5% (male 339,500; female 464,800)
Average age: 34 (2000 est.) Population growth rate: 1.35% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 11.29 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.93 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 8.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.914 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Average marriage age:
male: 30
female: 27
Marriage: (2006 est.)
Never Married 32% (1,920,522)
Now married 57.8% (3,423,995)
Divorced 3.2% (189,563)
Separated 0.6% (34,722)
Infant mortality rate: 5.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.54 years
male: 76.85 years
female: 82.41 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.27 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 92.2%
male: 96%
female: 88.2% (1996 est.)
Terminology
Han Chinese residents generally refer to themselves as Hèung Góng Yàhn (Traditional Chinese: 香港人; Cantonese Yale: Hèung Góng Yàhn), literally "Hong Kong people", which are often referred to as Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 香港華人; Cantonese Yale: {{{cy}}}) outside Hong Kong. Non-Han-Chinese individuals born in the area are technically classified as "Hong Kong people", though they may choose to be identified by their original heritage instead.
Population by ethnicity


An anti-discrimination poster in Admiralty MTR station.
Chinese make up 95% of the population with the other groups floating at around 5%. The national census classify any group of European descent together. Chinese ethnic groups are also not separated.
Chinese 2001 Number % of Total 2006 Number % of Total
Chinese 6,364,439 94.9% 6,522,148 95.0%
Filipino 142,556 2.1% 112,453 1.6%
Indonesian 50,494 0.8% 87,840 1.3%
Caucasian 46,584 0.7% 36,384 0.5%
Indian 18,543 0.3% 20,444 0.3%
Nepalese 12,564 0.2% 15,950 0.2%
Japanese 14,180 0.2% 13,189 0.2%
Thai 14,342 0.2% 11,900 0.2%
Pakistani 11,017 0.2% 11,111 0.2%
Other Asian 12,835 0.2% 12,663 0.2%
Others 20,835 0.3% 20,264 0.3%
Total 6,708,389 100.0% 6,864,346 100.0%
Group category


Stanley Market, one of the more diverse destinations
The current list is in alphabetical order after category.
By Ethnicity
• Chinese
o Cantonese
o Hakka
o Hokkien
o Shanghainese
o Teochew
• Other Asian
o Filipinos
o Indonesians
o Japanese
o Koreans
o South Asians
o Thais
o Vietnamese
• Caucasian (by Majority)
o Americans
o Britons
o Canadians
By Migration
• Indigenous inhabitants
• New immigrants
• Returnees
• Expatriates