Population, age 17, total in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Population, age 17, total was 78,907 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 17, total in Hong Kong, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 78,907 for population, age 17, total in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Hong Kong peaked at 91,816 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 78,907, in 2015.
Hong Kong ranks 114th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88,622 | 87,089 | 91,816 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,696 | 83,673 | 91,673 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,107 | 78,907 | 87,111 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More education data for Hong Kong
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28,284 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 0.727 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, total in Hong Kong?
- Population, age 17, total in Hong Kong was 78,907 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 91,816 in 1999.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,907 in 2015.
- How does Hong Kong rank for population, age 17, total?
- Hong Kong ranks 114th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.