| HK
Population |
| Hong
Kong's population currently stands at nearly
6.9 million and is projected to grow to
9 million in 30 years' time. (2006 est.) |
| |
Population
by Sex |
|
Year |
Male |
Female |
Total
('000) |
Number
('000) |
%
of total population |
Number
('000) |
%
of total population |
2002 |
Mid-year |
3
279.6 |
48.6 |
3464.5 |
51.4 |
6744.1 |
Year-
End |
3267.0 |
48.6 |
3
458.8 |
51.4 |
6
725.8 |
2003 |
Mid-year |
3
259.1 |
48.4 |
3 471.7 |
51.6 |
6
730.8 |
Year-
End |
3
266.7 |
48.3 |
3
497.5 |
51.7 |
6
764.2 |
| 2004 |
Mid-year |
3
266.8 |
48.2 |
3
516.7 |
518 |
6
783.5 |
Year-
End |
3
266.5 |
48.1 |
3
531.2 |
51.9 |
6
797.7 |
2005 |
Mid-year |
3 264.0 |
47.9 |
3
549.2 |
52.1 |
6
813.2 |
Year-
End |
3
268.0
|
47.8 |
3
569.8 |
52.2 |
6
837.8 |
2006 |
Mid-year |
3
270.1 |
47.7 |
3
587.0 |
52.3 |
6
857.1 |
Year-
End# |
3
284.1 |
47.6 |
3 616.6 |
52.4 |
6
900.7 |
|
Notes
: |
#
Provisional figures |
| |
The
Population By-census conducted in July to
August 2006 provides a benchmark for revising
the population figures compiled since the
2001 Population Census. In the above table,
population figures from mid-2002 to mid-2006
have been revised accordingly. |
| (Source
from Census and Statistics Department) |
|
Population by Age Group and Sex |
Age
group |
End-2006# |
Male
('000) |
Female
('000) |
Total
('000) |
%
of total population |
0
- 4 |
115.5 |
106.6 |
222.1 |
3.2 |
5
- 9 |
154.3 |
143.8 |
298.1 |
4.3 |
10
- 14 |
212.7 |
201.7 |
414.4 |
6.0 |
15
- 19 |
224.8 |
215.7 |
440.5 |
6.4 |
20
- 24 |
220.6 |
243.6 |
464.2 |
6.7 |
25
- 29 |
223.8 |
279.6 |
503.4 |
7.3 |
30
- 34 |
238.2 |
312.6 |
550.8 |
8.0 |
35
- 39 |
245.8 |
331.6 |
577.4 |
8.4 |
40
- 44 |
301.2 |
366.8 |
668.0 |
9.7 |
45
- 49 |
322.5 |
336.8 |
659.3 |
9.6 |
50
- 54 |
271.7 |
276.6 |
548.3 |
7.9 |
55
- 59 |
219.4 |
213.7 |
433.1 |
6.3 |
60
- 64 |
134.1 |
123.7 |
257.8 |
3.7 |
65
- 69 |
122.8 |
112.8 |
235.6 |
3.4 |
70
- 74 |
113.5 |
118.0 |
231.5 |
3.4 |
75
- 79 |
85.4 |
97.0 |
182.4 |
2.6 |
80
- 84 |
46.6 |
69.9 |
116.5 |
1.7 |
> 85 |
31.2 |
66.1 |
97.3 |
1.4 |
All
age groups |
3
284.1 |
3
616.6 |
6
900.7 |
100.0 |
|
Notes
: |
#
Provisional figures |
| |
The
Population By-census conducted in July to
August 2006 provides a benchmark for revising
the population figures compiled since the
2001 Population Census. In the above table,
population figures from mid-2002 to mid-2006
have been revised accordingly. |
| (Source
from Census and Statistics Department) |
| |
Domestic
Households |
Period
|
No.
of Domestic Households
('000) |
Average
Domestic
Household Size
|
Owner-occupiers
as
a proportion of
total number of
domestic households
(%) |
| 2004 |
2
165.9 |
3.0 |
54.1 |
| 2005 |
2 195.1 |
3.0 |
53.6 |
| 2006 |
2
218.5 |
3.0 |
53.7 |
| 8/2006
- 10/2006 |
2
227.4 |
3.0 |
53.7 |
| 9/2006
- 11/2006 |
2
227.0 |
3.0 |
53.6 |
| 10/2006
- 12/2006 |
2
230.9 |
3.0 |
53.5 |
| 11/2006
- 1/2007 |
2
233.8 |
3.0 |
53.5 |
| 12/2006
- 2/2007 |
2
234.4 |
3.0 |
53.2 |
| 1/2007
- 3/2007 |
2
237.4 |
3.0 |
53.1 |
|
Notes
: |
Owner-occupiers refer to the domestic households
owning the quarters they occupy. |
| (Source
from Census and Statistics Department) |
| |
