Hong Kong Demographics Profile 2009

Population

7,055,071 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 12.2% (male 450,833/female 411,997)
15-64 years: 74.6% (male 2,551,256/female 2,713,532)
65 years and over: 13.1% (male 434,090/female 493,363) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 42.3 years
male: 41.9 years
female: 42.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.504% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

7.42 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

6.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

4.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 100% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 2.92 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 81.86 years
male: 79.16 years
female: 84.79 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.02 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

2,600 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality

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

Ethnic groups

Chinese 95%, Filipino 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, other 2.1% (2006 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)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Education expenditures

3.9% of GDP (2006)