Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 6,429 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 6,429 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Hong Kong, China peaked at 6,429 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,817, in 1960.
Hong Kong, China ranks 78th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,817 | — |
| 1965 | 2,197 | +20.9% |
| 1970 | 2,483 | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 3,061 | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 3,751 | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 4,179 | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 4,478 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 5,005 | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 5,540 | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 6,023 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 6,429 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,007 | 1,817 | 2,197 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2,772 | 2,483 | 3,061 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3,965 | 3,751 | 4,179 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4,742 | 4,478 | 5,005 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,782 | 5,540 | 6,023 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6,429 | 6,429 | 6,429 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 75 Dominican Republic 6,925 compare
- 76 Bulgaria 6,478 compare
- 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6,440 compare
- 79 Switzerland 6,204 compare
- 80 Rwanda 5,837 compare
- 81 Haiti 5,825 compare
More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28,284 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Hong Kong, China?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Hong Kong, China was 6,429 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 6,429 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,817 in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.