Population ages 0-14, total in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Population ages 0-14, total was 773,239 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total in Hong Kong, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Hong Kong is 773,239, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Hong Kong peaked at 1.82 million in 1968 and was at its lowest, 773,239, in 2025.
Hong Kong ranks 136th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 million | 1.26 million | 1.82 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.38 million | 1.28 million | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 million | 1.23 million | 1.29 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 million | 1.15 million | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million | 884,152 | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 847,068 | 834,743 | 862,987 | 10 |
| 2020s | 806,150 | 773,239 | 843,644 | 6 |
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More health data for Hong Kong
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 23,630 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 51.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 15.6% (2025)
- Population, female 55.0% (2025)
- Population, male 3.38 million (2025)
- Population, male 45.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 25,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 26,457 (2025)
- Population, female 4.12 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Hong Kong?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Hong Kong was 773,239 in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million in 1968.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 773,239 in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Hong Kong ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.