Population growth in Hong Kong SAR, China
The population of Hong Kong SAR, China changed by -0.34% in 2025.
Hong Kong SAR, China, 2025
-0.34%
Change from 2024
−0.18percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
192nd of 217
Population growth in Hong Kong SAR, China over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hong Kong SAR, China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.34% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | -0.16% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 2.55% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | -0.91% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | -0.91% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | -0.36% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 0.74% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 0.80% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 0.77% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 0.62% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 0.85% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 0.70% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 0.40% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 1.10% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 0.67% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 0.73% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 0.22% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 0.60% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 0.86% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 0.64% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 0.44% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 0.78% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | -0.20% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 0.44% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.74% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.18 percentage points from -0.16% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.85%, the figure has changed by −1.19 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Hong Kong SAR, China has the 192nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Hong Kong SAR, China
All statistics for Hong Kong SAR, China
Population
7,498,900 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
17,863 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
7,442,734 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
46.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
0.72 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.26%
2023 · UN Population Division