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COUNTRY PROFILE / HKG

Hong Kong SAR, China

Hong Kong SAR, China / HK

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Hong Kong SAR, China in numbers.

Area1,110 kmยฒWorld # 177 โ†’Population7.5MWorld # 104 โ†’Population density6,755.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 3 โ†’Life expectancy85.4 yearsWorld # 3 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 56,983World # 27 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Hong Kong SAR, China across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,110 kmยฒWorld # 177 / 2023 โ†’Population7.5MWorld # 104 / 2025 โ†’Population density6,755.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 3 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.3%World # 191 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate0.8World # 213 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate4.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 213 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Median age46.2 yearsWorld # 11 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+23.7%World # 9 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1410.3%World # 214 / 2025 โ†’Urban population100%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Net migration17.9KWorld # 34 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate2.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 43 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share41.3%World # 24 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy85.4 yearsWorld # 3 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 56,983World # 27 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 427.3BWorld # 39 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 80,423World # 17 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.5%World # 97 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.4%World # 143 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.8%World # 155 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment9%World # 128 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,240 hours/yearWorld # 25 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.8%World # 111 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people5,873.7 per million peopleWorld # 15 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.1%World # 37 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people53.5 per million peopleWorld # 35 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,828 kcal/dayWorld # 115 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person107.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 14 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 1996 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest areaNo dataNo rank โ†’Electricity use per person6,359 kWh/personWorld # 30 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.5 tWorld # 78 / 2024 โ†’Internet use95.8%World # 26 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions364.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 2 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 175 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals3.6MWorld # 49 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 32.7BWorld # 4 / 2019 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageTraditional ChineseMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to right with vertical writingTraditional ChineseLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyHong Kong DollarHKDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country