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HKG · East Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong SAR, China

7,498,900

Latest official population · 2025

Annual change-25.2K2024 to 2025
Growth since 2000+12.5%from 6.67M
Life expectancy85.4 years2024
Fertility rate0.84births per woman · 2024
Urban population100.0%2025
RegionEast Asia & PacificHigh income

UN medium projection

What could Hong Kong SAR, China look like in 2050?

If current demographic patterns evolve along the UN's medium scenario, the population could be 6.09M in 2050—17.9% smaller than the 2024 UN estimate.

A projection is a scenario, not a prediction or live count.
  1. 20247.41M
  2. 20506.09M
  3. 21002.08M
Median age in 205062.0years
Births in 205020.81Kduring the year
Deaths in 205099.28Kduring the year
Life expectancy89.1years in 2050

Long view

Population through time

Official World Bank annual observations, shown at decade intervals with the latest published year.

  1. 19603.09M
  2. 19703.96M
  3. 19805.06M
  4. 19905.7M
  5. 20006.67M
  6. 20107.02M
  7. 20207.48M
  8. 20257.5M
SourceWorld Bank Open DataPopulation total · SP.POP.TOTL
Latest population year2025Official annual observation
Future sourceUN WPP 2024Medium projection · 2024–2100
DeliveryValidated dataChecked 9/23/2026

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