Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 5,578 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Hong Kong, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 5,578 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Hong Kong peaked at 5,578 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,461, in 1960.
That places Hong Kong 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+, total in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,461 | — |
| 1965 | 1,617 | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 1,706 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 2,096 | +22.9% |
| 1980 | 2,612 | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 3,127 | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 3,582 | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 4,086 | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 4,601 | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 5,108 | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 5,578 | +9.2% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 5,578 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,842, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 5,578 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,693, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,539 | 1,461 | 1,617 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,901 | 1,706 | 2,096 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2,870 | 2,612 | 3,127 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3,834 | 3,582 | 4,086 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,854 | 4,601 | 5,108 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,578 | 5,578 | 5,578 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.48 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.6 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,678 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Hong Kong?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Hong Kong was 5,578 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 25+, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 5,578 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,461 in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- Hong Kong ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.