Population, age 8, total in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Population, age 8, total was 64,844 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, age 8, total in Hong Kong, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 8, total in Hong Kong stood at 64,844. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Hong Kong peaked at 85,912 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64,844, in 2015.
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,522 | 79,271 | 85,912 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,528 | 67,707 | 79,324 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,406 | 64,844 | 66,435 | 5 |
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More education data for Hong Kong
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 10.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28,284 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 0.727 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 8, total in Hong Kong?
- Population, age 8, total in Hong Kong was 64,844 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 85,912 in 1990.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,844 in 2015.
- How does Hong Kong rank for population, age 8, total?
- Hong Kong ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 8, 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.