Nations by Numbers

East Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong SAR, China in numbers

Hong Kong SAR, China is in East Asia & Pacific and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its population was 7.50 million in 2025, ranking 104 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$56,983 in 2025.

Population7.50 million2025
GDPUS$427.3 billion2025
GDP per personUS$56,9832025
Life expectancy85.42024
Area1,1102024
Urban share100.0%2025

People

Population

7.50 million
2025 · +13% since 2000 · Rank 104 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

-0.34%
2025 · 0.88% in 2000 · Rank 192 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

7,165.8
2024 · +13% since 2000 · Rank 4 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

100.0%
2025 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 8 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

10.3%
2025 · 17.0% in 2000 · Rank 216 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

23.7%
2025 · 11.1% in 2000 · Rank 9 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

0.84
2024 · -19% since 2000 · Rank 215 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

85.4
2024 · +6% since 2000 · Rank 3 of 217

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 78 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

95.8%
2024 · 27.8% in 2000 · Rank 23 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

103.2%
2024 · 100.9% in 2001 · Rank 61 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$427.3 billion
2025 · +149% since 2000 · Rank 39 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$56,983
2025 · +121% since 2000 · Rank 28 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$80,423
2025 · +185% since 2000 · Rank 17 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

3.49%
2025 · 7.66% in 2000 · Rank 98 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

1.44%
2025 · -3.69% in 2000 · Rank 135 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

2.8%
2025 · 4.9% in 2000 · Rank 156 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

199.8%
2025 · 126.0% in 2000 · Rank 1 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.1%
2025 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 159 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

1,110
2024 · +1% since 2000 · Rank 177 of 216

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

4.60
2024 · -27% since 2000 · Rank 58 of 203

Elsewhere in East Asia & Pacific

American SamoaAustraliaBrunei DarussalamChinaFijiMicronesia, Fed. Sts.GuamIndonesiaJapanCambodiaKiribatiKorea, Rep.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Hong Kong SAR, China. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.