Population, age 2, total in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Population, age 2, total was 58,173 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
58,173
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
123rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
76,070
in 1990
All-time low
57,886
in 2007
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 2, total in Hong Kong, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 76.1k1991: 75.4k1992: 75.1k1993: 75.2k1994: 75.1k1995: 74.6k1996: 73.7k1997: 72.4k1998: 70.9k1999: 69.2k2000: 67.4k2001: 65.5k2002: 63.5k2003: 61.7k2004: 60.1k2005: 58.9k2006: 58.2k2007: 57.9k2008: 57.9k2009: 58.0k2010: 58.1k2011: 58.2k2012: 58.2k2013: 58.2k2015: 58.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 2, total in Hong Kong is 58,173, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 2, total in Hong Kong peaked at 76,070 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57,886, in 2007.

That places Hong Kong 123rd 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 2, total in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 2, total in Hong Kong, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 76,070 —
1991 75,357 -0.9%
1992 75,148 -0.3%
1993 75,192 +0.1%
1994 75,112 -0.1%
1995 74,637 -0.6%
1996 73,716 -1.2%
1997 72,445 -1.7%
1998 70,893 -2.1%
1999 69,171 -2.4%
2000 67,376 -2.6%
2001 65,499 -2.8%
2002 63,549 -3.0%
2003 61,680 -2.9%
2004 60,081 -2.6%
2005 58,890 -2.0%
2006 58,173 -1.2%
2007 57,886 -0.5%
2008 57,901 +0.0%
2009 58,031 +0.2%
2010 58,135 +0.2%
2011 58,173 +0.1%
2012 58,182 +0.0%
2013 58,167 -0.0%
2015 58,173 +0.0%

Hong Kong compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong's 58,173 is below the median for high income countries, which is 58,521, 99% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong's 58,173 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57,270, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73,774 69,171 76,070 10
2000s 60,907 57,886 67,376 10
2010s 58,166 58,135 58,182 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 120 Bulgaria 61,467 compare
  2. 121 Finland 60,009 compare
  3. 122 Denmark 58,521 compare
  4. 124 Norway 56,827 compare
  5. 125 Gambia 56,789 compare
  6. 126 New Zealand 56,366 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Hong Kong

All data for Hong Kong →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 2, total in Hong Kong?
Population, age 2, total in Hong Kong was 58,173 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 2, total recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 76,070 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 2, total recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 57,886 in 2007.
How does Hong Kong rank for population, age 2, total?
Hong Kong ranks 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 2, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 2, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population, age 2, total in Hong Kong. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/population-age-2-total/hong-kong-sar-china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/population-age-2-total/hong-kong-sar-china/">Population, age 2, total in Hong Kong</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population, age 2, 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

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