Net migration in Hong Kong SAR, China

Net migration to Hong Kong SAR, China was 17,863 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2014.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Hong Kong SAR, China, 2025 17,863 People
Change from 2024 +37,135people 2024: -19,272 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 34th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Hong Kong SAR, China over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period Hong Kong SAR, ChinaWorld
2025 17,863 people 0 people
2024 -19,272 people 0 people
2023 -3,427 people 0 people
2022 -3,427 people 0 people
2021 -3,427 people 0 people
2020 -1,800 people 0 people
2019 -7,170 people 0 people
2018 -1,225 people 0 people
2017 7,963 people 0 people
2016 10,262 people 0 people
2015 10,547 people 0 people
2014 20,454 people 0 people
2013 23,826 people 0 people
2012 35,557 people 0 people
2011 21,655 people 0 people
2010 8,307 people 0 people
2009 19,080 people 0 people
2008 25,455 people 0 people
2007 30,540 people 0 people
2006 10,045 people 0 people
2005 -1,488 people 0 people
2004 8,169 people 0 people
2003 17,753 people 0 people
2002 20,893 people 0 people
2001 31,359 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +37,135 from -19,272 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 10,547 people, the figure has changed by +69.4%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China has the 34th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

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Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Hong Kong SAR, China
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects