What is population, age 20, total in Hong Kong?

Population, age 20, total in Hong Kong was 87,488 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Hong Kong?

The highest recorded value was 94,575 in 1999.

What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Hong Kong?

The lowest recorded value was 86,403 in 1991.

How does Hong Kong rank for population, age 20, total?

Hong Kong ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 20, total in Hong Kong

Name: Population, age 20, total in Hong Kong
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Hong Kong: Population, age 20, total was 87,488 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

87,488

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

112th

of 191 countries

All-time high

94,575

in 1999

All-time low

86,403

in 1991

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 20, total in Hong Kong, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Hong Kong recorded 87,488 for population, age 20, total in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Hong Kong peaked at 94,575 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 86,403, in 1991.

Hong Kong ranks 112th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	90,884	86,403	94,575	10
2000s	91,941	88,870	94,543	10
2010s	88,217	87,488	88,472	5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

110 Liberia 94,857 compare
111 Congo 89,707 compare
113 Costa Rica 85,531 compare
114 Lebanon 78,134 compare
115 United Arab Emirates 74,545 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 20, total in Hong Kong?: Population, age 20, total in Hong Kong was 87,488 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Hong Kong?: The highest recorded value was 94,575 in 1999.
What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Hong Kong?: The lowest recorded value was 86,403 in 1991.
How does Hong Kong rank for population, age 20, total?: Hong Kong ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 20, 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.