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Hong Kong

Special administrative regionof People's Republic of China

Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China since 1997, with its own legal and economic system.[1][2] Draft, not yet reviewed

Population
7,498,900 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 7,413,070in 2021[4]
Land area
1,050 km²[5]
Total area
1,106 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land border
People's Republic of China[10]
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official names
  • 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區[11]
  • Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[12]
  • 香港[13]
  • Hong Kong[14]

Parts of Hong Kong

Loading 18 places.

Through time

Population over time[3]
196020257.5M

3,094,840 in 1960, 7,498,900 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
19603,094,840
19613,168,100
19623,305,200
19633,420,900
19643,504,600
19653,597,900
19663,629,900
19673,722,800
19683,802,700
19693,863,900
19703,959,000
19714,045,300
19724,123,600
19734,241,600
19744,377,800
19754,461,600
19764,518,000
19774,583,700
19784,667,500
19794,929,700
19805,063,100
19815,183,400
19825,264,500
19835,345,100
19845,397,900
19855,456,200
19865,524,600
19875,580,500
19885,627,600
19895,686,200
19905,704,500
19915,752,000
19925,800,500
19935,901,000
19946,035,400
19956,156,100
19966,435,500
19976,489,300
19986,543,700
19996,606,500
20006,665,000
20016,714,300
20026,744,100
20036,730,800
20046,783,500
20056,813,200
20066,857,100
20076,916,300
20086,957,800
20096,972,800
20107,024,200
20117,071,600
20127,150,100
20137,178,900
20147,229,500
20157,291,300
20167,336,600
20177,393,200
20187,452,600
20197,507,900
20207,481,000
20217,413,100
20227,346,100
20237,536,100
20247,524,100
20257,498,900

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
HK[15]
ISO alpha-3
HKG[16]
ISO numeric
344[17]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Hong Kong Written by this project from the cited sources.
  2. Wikipedia: Special administrative regions of China Written by this project from the cited sources.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), population (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), area (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  7. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), official language: Standard Chinese (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), currency: Hong Kong dollar (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Basic Law of Hong Kong
  9. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), continent: Asia (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), official name (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), official name (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), official name (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: null, retrieved 12 February 2025
  14. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), official name (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Hong Kong (Q8646), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2563803747) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

Flag image: Flag of Hong Kong.svg, Public domain, Designed by Tao Ho SVG code of 24 November 2005 version copied from Open Clip Art SVG code of 20 August 2011 version by Alkari SVG code of 6 September 2021 version by Mike Rohsopht, via Wikimedia Commons.