Population, age 16, male in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Population, age 16, male was 38,494 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
38,494
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
115th
of 191 countries
All-time high
45,451
in 1999
All-time low
38,494
in 2015
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Hong Kong, China, 1990–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200220151990: 45.3k1991: 45.2k1992: 45.0k1993: 44.9k1994: 44.8k1995: 44.8k1996: 44.9k1997: 45.2k1998: 45.4k1999: 45.5k2000: 45.4k2001: 45.0k2002: 44.5k2003: 43.8k2004: 43.3k2005: 42.9k2006: 42.8k2007: 42.9k2008: 43.1k2009: 43.2k2010: 42.9k2011: 42.4k2012: 41.5k2013: 40.5k2014: 39.5k2015: 38.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Hong Kong, China recorded 38,494 for population, age 16, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 45,451 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 38,494, in 2015.

Hong Kong, China ranks 115th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Population, age 16, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 16, male in Hong Kong, China, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 45,295
1991 45,177 -0.3%
1992 45,025 -0.3%
1993 44,875 -0.3%
1994 44,789 -0.2%
1995 44,805 +0.0%
1996 44,940 +0.3%
1997 45,153 +0.5%
1998 45,361 +0.5%
1999 45,451 +0.2%
2000 45,350 -0.2%
2001 45,005 -0.8%
2002 44,452 -1.2%
2003 43,812 -1.4%
2004 43,261 -1.3%
2005 42,914 -0.8%
2006 42,829 -0.2%
2007 42,949 +0.3%
2008 43,130 +0.4%
2009 43,169 +0.1%
2010 42,925 -0.6%
2011 42,357 -1.3%
2012 41,525 -2.0%
2013 40,521 -2.4%
2014 39,475 -2.6%
2015 38,494 -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45,087 44,789 45,451 10
2000s 43,687 42,829 45,350 10
2010s 40,883 38,494 42,925 6

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 112 Costa Rica 42,107 compare
  2. 113 Mauritania 41,045 compare
  3. 114 Lebanon 39,924 compare
  4. 116 Denmark 35,620 compare
  5. 117 Panama 34,105 compare
  6. 118 United Arab Emirates 32,263 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Hong Kong, China?
Population, age 16, male in Hong Kong, China was 38,494 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 45,451 in 1999.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 38,494 in 2015.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for population, age 16, male?
Hong Kong, China ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, age 16, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
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Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.