Name: Hong Kong Population
Creator: TRADING ECONOMICS
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The total population in Hong Kong was estimated at 7.5 million people in 2025, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Hong Kong had a population of 3.1 million people. source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong

Population in Hong Kong is expected to reach 7.51 Million by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Hong Kong Population is projected to trend around 7.52 Million in 2027 and 7.53 Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	3646.10	3639.30	Thousand	Jun 2026
Job Vacancies	48610.00	46003.00		Mar 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	56.20	56.10	percent	Jun 2026
Population	7.51	7.50	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	113.50	111.30	points	Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons	139.70	141.10	Thousand	Jun 2026
Unemployment Rate	3.70	3.70	percent	Jun 2026
Wages	19783.00	19683.00	HKD/Month	Mar 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	19050.00	18629.00	HKD/Month	Mar 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	7.50	7.00	percent	Jun 2026

Hong Kong Population

The population of Hong Kong represents 0.10 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 982 people on the planet is a resident of Hong Kong.