What is population, age 18, total in Hong Kong?

Population, age 18, total in Hong Kong was 81,684 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 18, total recorded in Hong Kong?

The highest recorded value was 93,056 in 1999.

What is the lowest population, age 18, total recorded in Hong Kong?

The lowest recorded value was 81,684 in 2015.

How does Hong Kong rank for population, age 18, total?

Hong Kong ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 18, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Hong Kong data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 18, total in Hong Kong

Name: Population, age 18, total in Hong Kong
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Hong Kong: Population, age 18, total was 81,684 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

81,684

Change on year

down 4.0%

World rank

113th

of 191 countries

All-time high

93,056

in 1999

All-time low

81,684

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 18, total in Hong Kong, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 18, total in Hong Kong stood at 81,684. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 18, total in Hong Kong peaked at 93,056 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 81,684, in 2015.

Hong Kong ranks 113th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	89,294	86,943	93,056	10
2000s	88,314	85,632	92,993	10
2010s	85,733	81,684	87,953	5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

110 Switzerland 92,484 compare
111 Austria 92,003 compare
112 Costa Rica 83,646 compare
114 Lebanon 79,621 compare
115 Mauritania 76,206 compare
116 Denmark 70,491 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

All data for Hong Kong →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 18, total in Hong Kong?: Population, age 18, total in Hong Kong was 81,684 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 18, total recorded in Hong Kong?: The highest recorded value was 93,056 in 1999.
What is the lowest population, age 18, total recorded in Hong Kong?: The lowest recorded value was 81,684 in 2015.
How does Hong Kong rank for population, age 18, total?: Hong Kong ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 18, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 18, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.