East Asia & Pacific · High income
Hong Kong: key statistics
Hong Kong has 7.5m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $56,983. Below: 56 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Hong Kong dollar HKD
- Languages
- Standard Chinese
- ISO codes
- HKHKG
Population7.5m2025 · rank 104 of 217GDP$427bn2025 · rank 39 of 211GDP per capita$56,9832025 · rank 28 of 211Life expectancy85.4 yrs2024 · rank 3 of 217Internet users95.8%2024 · rank 23 of 188Fertility0.842024 · rank 215 of 217CO₂ per person4.60 t2024 · rank 58 of 203Inflation1.4%2025 · rank 135 of 180
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Hong Kong, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Hong Kong by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7.5m | 2025 | 104/217 | 15/37 | +2.8% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.34% | 2025 | 192/217 | 31/37 | −1.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 100.0% | 2025 | 5/217 | 1/37 | ±0.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 0.84 | 2024 | 215/217 | 35/37 | −32% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 23.7% | 2025 | 9/217 | 2/37 | +8.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 10.3% | 2025 | 216/217 | 36/37 | −1.2 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 7,165.8 | 2024 | 4/216 | 3/37 | +4.1% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 4.9 | 2024 | 215/217 | 36/37 | −43% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 1,110 km² | 2024 | 177/216 | 25/37 | +0.5% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $427bn | 2025 | 39/211 | 11/36 | +38% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $56,983 | 2025 | 28/211 | 4/36 | +34% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $80,423 | 2025 | 17/199 | 4/31 | +44% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $62,500 | 2025 | 18/201 | 4/33 | +52% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.5% | 2025 | 98/210 | 19/36 | +1.1 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.8% | 2025 | 55/210 | 13/36 | +2.3 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 0.0% | 2024 | 196/198 | 28/29 | ±0.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 6.2% | 2024 | 195/201 | 28/30 | −0.9 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 91.5% | 2024 | 3/201 | 2/30 | +1.0 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 18.3% | 2025 | 137/175 | 26/27 | −3.2 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 30.6% | 2025 | 35/163 | 11/25 | +5.7 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.4% | 2025 | 135/180 | 17/27 | −1.6 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 4.1% | 2025 | 79/136 | 16/24 | +2.8 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 5.2% | 2025 | 113/136 | 15/24 | +0.2 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 7.80 | 2025 | 111/210 | 16/36 | +0.6% | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 199.8% | 2025 | 1/184 | 1/32 | +3.9 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 196.9% | 2025 | 1/184 | 1/32 | +3.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 396.6% | 2025 | 1/184 | 1/32 | +7.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 12.2% | 2025 | 18/185 | 7/29 | +8.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 28.3% | 2025 | 5/197 | 1/32 | −30.2 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.1% | 2025 | 161/178 | 23/26 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 3.6m | 2020 | 49/196 | 8/35 | −90% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 2.8% | 2025 | 156/187 | 17/29 | −0.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 9.0% | 2025 | 129/187 | 15/29 | −1.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 56.4% | 2025 | 133/187 | 24/29 | −4.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 51.8% | 2025 | 104/187 | 19/29 | −2.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equality
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $13.2m | 1996 | — | — | — | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.0% | 1996 | — | — | — | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $2.1 | 1996 | — | — | — | $32.2 |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 103.2% | 2024 | 61/191 | 9/30 | −1.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 107.2% | 2024 | 34/176 | 4/26 | +1.6 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 120.1% | 2024 | 4/172 | 2/27 | +50.4 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 91.7% | 2024 | 102/168 | 18/26 | −9.6 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.3 | 2018 | 131/173 | 25/27 | −19% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.8% | 2024 | 108/184 | 18/29 | +0.2 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 85.4 yrs | 2024 | 3/217 | 1/37 | +1.7% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Physicians | 1.32 | 1995 | — | — | — | 1.86 | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 13/206 | 4/37 | +0.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 94.8% | 2024 | 96/203 | 17/37 | −1.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 95.8% | 2024 | 23/188 | 5/28 | +15.9 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 364.8 | 2024 | 2/210 | 2/34 | +57% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 40.3 | 2024 | 26/208 | 3/34 | +29% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 44/215 | 6/36 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.60 t | 2024 | 58/203 | 12/37 | −30% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 0.4% | 2021 | 201/212 | 36/37 | −0.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 0.8% | 2021 | 190/206 | 33/35 | +0.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Arable land | 1.9% | 2024 | 171/206 | 23/34 | −1.0 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)