Hong Kong Demographics Profile 2008

Population

7,018,636 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 12.6% (male 463,300/female 422,945)
15-64 years: 74.4% (male 2,535,246/female 2,684,495)
65 years and over: 13% (male 425,500/female 487,150) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 41.7 years
male: 41.4 years
female: 42 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.532% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

7.37 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

4.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 2.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 81.77 years
male: 79.07 years
female: 84.69 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

2,600 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective: Chinese/Hong Kong

Ethnic groups

Chinese 94.9%, Filipino 2.1%, other 3% (2001 census)

Religions

eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%

Languages

Chinese (Cantonese) 89.2% (official), other Chinese dialects 6.4%, English 3.2% (official), other 1.2% (2001 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002)