Population, age 10, total in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Population, age 10, total was 65,884 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
65,884
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
118th
of 191 countries
All-time high
85,480
in 1990
All-time low
65,884
in 2015
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 10, total in Hong Kong, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 85.5k1991: 85.4k1992: 85.2k1993: 85.0k1994: 84.5k1995: 83.9k1996: 83.0k1997: 81.8k1998: 80.7k1999: 79.7k2000: 79.1k2001: 79.0k2002: 79.3k2003: 79.7k2004: 79.8k2005: 79.3k2006: 78.2k2007: 76.5k2008: 74.5k2009: 72.5k2010: 70.7k2011: 69.2k2012: 68.0k2013: 67.1k2015: 65.9k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 10, total in Hong Kong stood at 65,884. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 10, total in Hong Kong peaked at 85,480 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 65,884, in 2015.

That places Hong Kong 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Population, age 10, total in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 10, total in Hong Kong, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 85,480 —
1991 85,371 -0.1%
1992 85,212 -0.2%
1993 84,952 -0.3%
1994 84,524 -0.5%
1995 83,889 -0.8%
1996 82,983 -1.1%
1997 81,850 -1.4%
1998 80,671 -1.4%
1999 79,705 -1.2%
2000 79,118 -0.7%
2001 79,013 -0.1%
2002 79,299 +0.4%
2003 79,689 +0.5%
2004 79,783 +0.1%
2005 79,308 -0.6%
2006 78,164 -1.4%
2007 76,474 -2.2%
2008 74,461 -2.6%
2009 72,453 -2.7%
2010 70,695 -2.4%
2011 69,242 -2.1%
2012 68,043 -1.7%
2013 67,098 -1.4%
2015 65,884 -1.8%

Hong Kong compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong's 65,884 is above the median for high income countries, which is 58,797, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong's 65,884 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62,114, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 83,464 79,705 85,480 10
2000s 77,776 72,453 79,783 10
2010s 68,192 65,884 70,695 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 115 Panama 68,828 compare
  2. 116 Bulgaria 67,429 compare
  3. 117 Ireland 67,376 compare
  4. 119 United Arab Emirates 65,740 compare
  5. 120 Denmark 64,571 compare
  6. 121 Guinea-Bissau 60,483 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 10, total in Hong Kong?
Population, age 10, total in Hong Kong was 65,884 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 10, total recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 85,480 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 10, total recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 65,884 in 2015.
How does Hong Kong rank for population, age 10, total?
Hong Kong ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 10, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 10, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 10, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.