Population, age 4, total in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Population, age 4, total was 61,563 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
61,563
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
120th
of 191 countries
All-time high
81,977
in 1990
All-time low
59,877
in 2010
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 4, total in Hong Kong, 1990–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200220151990: 82.0k1991: 80.7k1992: 78.9k1993: 77.0k1994: 75.5k1995: 74.5k1996: 74.2k1997: 74.5k1998: 75.0k1999: 75.2k2000: 74.6k2001: 73.2k2002: 71.1k2003: 68.6k2004: 66.2k2005: 64.1k2006: 62.6k2007: 61.4k2008: 60.6k2009: 60.1k2010: 59.9k2011: 60.0k2012: 60.3k2013: 60.8k2015: 61.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 4, total in Hong Kong stood at 61,563.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 4, total in Hong Kong peaked at 81,977 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59,877, in 2010.

Hong Kong ranks 120th 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.

Population, age 4, total in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 4, total in Hong Kong, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 81,977
1991 80,655 -1.6%
1992 78,912 -2.2%
1993 77,050 -2.4%
1994 75,476 -2.0%
1995 74,469 -1.3%
1996 74,188 -0.4%
1997 74,493 +0.4%
1998 75,003 +0.7%
1999 75,168 +0.2%
2000 74,609 -0.7%
2001 73,191 -1.9%
2002 71,088 -2.9%
2003 68,599 -3.5%
2004 66,176 -3.5%
2005 64,147 -3.1%
2006 62,582 -2.4%
2007 61,402 -1.9%
2008 60,594 -1.3%
2009 60,104 -0.8%
2010 59,877 -0.4%
2011 59,953 +0.1%
2012 60,324 +0.6%
2013 60,838 +0.9%
2015 61,563 +1.2%

Hong Kong compared with similar countries

  • Hong Kong's 61,563 is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,024, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Hong Kong's 61,563 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59,490, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76,739 74,188 81,977 10
2000s 66,249 60,104 74,609 10
2010s 60,511 59,877 61,563 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 117 Ireland 70,146 compare
  2. 118 Panama 68,522 compare
  3. 119 Bulgaria 63,850 compare
  4. 121 Oman 61,017 compare
  5. 122 Finland 60,024 compare
  6. 123 Denmark 59,779 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 4, total in Hong Kong?
Population, age 4, total in Hong Kong was 61,563 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 4, total recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 81,977 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 4, total recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 59,877 in 2010.
How does Hong Kong rank for population, age 4, total?
Hong Kong ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 4, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 4, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 4, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.