Hong Kong is an autonomous territory under the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China.
Council Districts
The population of the council districts of Hong Kong according to census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Native | Area A-L (hect) | Population Census (C) 1981-03-09 | Population Census (C) 1991-03-15 | Population Census (C) 2001-03-14 | Population Census (C) 2006-07-15 | Population Census (C) 2011-06-30 | Population Census (C) 2016-06-30 | Population Census (C) 2021-06-30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Island (Xiānggǎng Dǎo) | HKI | 香港島 | 7,990 | 1,183,621 | 1,250,993 | 1,335,469 | 1,268,112 | 1,270,876 | 1,253,417 | 1,195,529 | 7990 | ||
| Central and Western (Zhōngxīqū) | 中西區 | 1,255 | 276,709 | 253,383 | 261,884 | 250,064 | 251,519 | 243,266 | 235,953 | 1255 | → | ||
| Wan Chai (Wānzǐ) | 灣仔 | 1,050 | ... | ... | 197,115 | 184,992 | 181,128 | 180,123 | 166,695 | 1050 | → | ||
| Eastern (Dōngqū) | 東區 | 1,800 | ... | ... | 586,230 | 557,891 | 559,574 | 555,034 | 529,603 | 1800 | → | ||
| Southern (Nánqū) | 南區 | 3,885 | 216,937 | 257,101 | 290,240 | 275,162 | 278,655 | 274,994 | 263,278 | 3885 | → | ||
| Kowloon (Jiǔlóng) | KOW | 4,695 | 2,449,073 | 2,030,683 | 2,023,979 | 2,019,533 | 2,108,419 | 2,241,347 | 2,232,339 | 4695 | |||
| Yau Tsim Mong (Yóujiānwàng) | 油尖旺 | 700 | 412,145 | 282,060 | 282,020 | 280,548 | 307,878 | 342,970 | 310,647 | 700 | → | ||
| Sham Shui Po (Shēnshuǐbù) | 深水埗 | 935 | 455,430 | 380,615 | 353,550 | 365,540 | 380,855 | 405,869 | 431,090 | 935 | → | ||
| Kowloon City (Jiǔlóng Chéng) | 九龍城 | 1,000 | 479,648 | 402,934 | 381,352 | 362,501 | 377,351 | 418,732 | 410,634 | 1000 | → | ||
| Wong Tai Sin (Huángdàxiān) | 黃大仙 | 930 | 491,482 | 386,572 | 444,630 | 423,521 | 420,183 | 425,235 | 406,802 | 930 | → | ||
| Kwun Tong (Guāntáng) | 觀塘 | 1,125 | 610,368 | 578,502 | 562,427 | 587,423 | 622,152 | 648,541 | 673,166 | 1125 | → | ||
| New Territories (Xīnjiè) | NT | 95,560 | 1,304,119 | 2,374,818 | 3,343,046 | 3,573,635 | 3,691,093 | 3,840,620 | 3,984,077 | 95560 | |||
| Kwai Tsing (Kuíqīng) | 葵青 | 2,335 | ... | 440,807 | 477,092 | 523,300 | 511,167 | 520,572 | 495,798 | 2335 | → | ||
| Tsuen Wan (Quánwān) | 荃灣 | 6,195 | ... | 271,576 | 275,527 | 288,728 | 304,637 | 318,916 | 320,094 | 6195 | → | ||
| Tuen Mun (Túnmén) | 屯門 | 8,300 | 119,128 | 380,683 | 488,831 | 502,035 | 487,546 | 489,299 | 506,879 | 8300 | → | ||
| Yuen Long (Yuánlǎng) | 元朗 | 13,850 | 186,611 | 229,724 | 449,070 | 534,192 | 578,529 | 614,178 | 668,080 | 13850 | → | ||
| North (Běiqū) | 北區 | 13,350 | 113,753 | 165,666 | 298,657 | 280,730 | 304,134 | 315,270 | 309,631 | 13350 | → | ||
| Tai Po (Dàbù) | 大埔 | 13,610 | 73,478 | 202,117 | 310,879 | 293,542 | 296,853 | 303,926 | 316,470 | 13610 | → | ||
| Sha Tin (Shātián) | 沙田 | 6,870 | 115,798 | 506,368 | 628,634 | 607,544 | 630,273 | 659,794 | 692,806 | 6870 | → | ||
| Sai Kung (Xīgòng) | 西貢 | 12,960 | 41,881 | 130,418 | 327,689 | 406,442 | 436,627 | 461,864 | 489,037 | 12960 | → | ||
| Islands (Lídǎo) | 離島 | 17,700 | 45,574 | 47,459 | 86,667 | 137,122 | 141,327 | 156,801 | 185,282 | 17700 | → | ||
| Marine | MAR | 水上人口 | ... | 49,747 | 17,620 | 5,895 | 3,066 | 1,188 | 1,201 | 1,125 | 0 | ||
| Hong Kong | HKG | 香港 | 108,260 | 4,986,560 | 5,674,114 | 6,708,389 | 6,864,346 | 7,071,576 | 7,336,585 | 7,413,070 | → |
- Census and Statistics Department, SAR Hong Kong (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2021-06-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kowloon | KOW | 2,230,550 |
| 2 | Victoria | HKI | 923,028 |
| 3 | Tuen Mun | NT | 501,491 |
| 4 | Sha Tin | NT | 487,724 |
| 5 | Tseung Kwan O | NT | 417,693 |
| 6 | Kwai Chung | NT | 316,217 |
| 7 | Tsuen Wan | NT | 304,617 |
| 8 | Tin Shui Wai | NT | 277,731 |
| 9 | Tai Po | NT | 276,395 |
| 10 | Fanling - Sheung Shui | NT | 255,305 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population all cities and towns in Hong Kong with more than 10,000 inhabitants according to census results.
In Hong Kong there is no formal definition for cities as administrative units. The following figures refer to traditionals places (Victoria and Kowloon), to the "new towns" established since the 1960s, and to other places corresponding to current planning units.
| Name | Status | Adm. | Native | Population Census (C) 1981-03-09 | Population Census (C) 1991-03-15 | Population Census (C) 2001-03-14 | Population Census (C) 2006-07-15 | Population Census (C) 2011-06-30 | Population Census (C) 2016-06-30 | Population Census (C) 2021-06-30 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen (Xiānggǎngzǐ) | HKI | 香港仔 | 115,602 | ... | 177,909 | 165,948 | 163,459 | 163,920 | 154,164 | 920 | ||
| Cheung Chau (Zhǎngzhōu) | NT | 長洲 | ... | ... | 24,385 | 24,312 | 22,740 | 20,956 | 19,769 | 260 | ||
| Discovery Bay (Yújǐng Wān) | NT | 愉景灣 | ... | ... | 14,208 | 14,682 | 12,383 | 20,408 | 19,352 | 780 | ||
| Fairview Park (Jǐntòu Huāyuán) | NT | 錦綉花園 | ... | ... | 19,921 | 18,659 | 18,899 | 18,874 | 19,141 | 690 | ||
| Fanling - Sheung Shui (Shàngshuǐ - Fěnlǐng) | New Town | NT | 上水 - 粉嶺 | 49,593 | 120,063 | 253,918 | 235,202 | 255,306 | 259,942 | 255,305 | 770 | |
| Ha Tsuen (Shàcūn) | NT | 廈村 | ... | ... | 11,227 | 11,016 | 12,250 | 13,422 | 21,413 | 500 | ||
| Kam Tin (Jǐntián) | NT | 錦田 | ... | ... | 10,446 | 10,414 | 12,370 | 13,299 | 22,257 | 1010 | ||
| Kowloon (Jiǔlóng) | KOW | 九龙 | 2,450,187 | 2,030,683 | 2,023,979 | 2,019,533 | 2,108,419 | 2,241,347 | 2,230,550 | 4690 | ||
| Kwai Chung (Kuíqīng) | New Town | NT | 葵青 | ... | ... | 283,052 | 323,948 | 319,428 | 336,405 | 316,217 | 1310 | |
| Kwan Tei - Kan Tau (Jūndì - Jiǎntóu) | NT | 軍地 - 簡頭 | ... | ... | 12,909 | 14,692 | 15,199 | 15,701 | 18,505 | 1430 | ||
| Lam Tsuen (Líncūn) | NT | 林村 | ... | ... | 4,747 | 8,711 | 9,873 | 8,633 | 13,143 | 2170 | ||
| Ma On Shan (Mǎ'ānshān) | New Town | NT | 馬鞍山 | ... | ... | 184,598 | 187,625 | 202,431 | 209,714 | 210,356 | 680 | |
| Ma Wan (Mǎ Wān, Park Island) | NT | 馬灣 | ... | ... | 6,827 | 10,163 | 13,056 | 15,012 | 14,409 | 110 | ||
| Pat Heung (Bāxiāng) | NT | 八鄉 | ... | ... | 7,384 | 7,479 | 9,436 | 9,968 | 13,029 | 1110 | ||
| Ping Shan (Píngshān) | NT | 屏山 | ... | ... | 19,091 | 18,436 | 22,638 | 34,962 | 41,775 | 910 | ||
| Pok Fu Lam (Báofúlín) | HKI | 薄扶林 | 79,805 | ... | 81,911 | 79,756 | 79,911 | 77,441 | 74,958 | 420 | ||
| Repulse Bay (Qiǎnshuǐ Wān) | HKI | 淺水灣 | ... | ... | 10,804 | 9,929 | 12,609 | 12,364 | 12,363 | 250 | ||
| Sai Kung (Xīgòng) | NT | 西貢 | ... | ... | 34,748 | 34,907 | 38,120 | 34,167 | 39,321 | 2520 | ||
| San Tin (Xīntián) | NT | 新田 | ... | ... | 11,613 | 11,951 | 13,720 | 16,064 | 15,824 | 2060 | ||
| Shap Pat Heung (Shíbā Xiāng) | NT | 十八鄉 | ... | ... | 23,873 | 21,673 | 24,474 | 26,705 | 38,718 | 1400 | ||
| Sha Tau Kok (Shātóujiǎo) | NT | 沙頭角 | ... | ... | 8,112 | 7,846 | 7,244 | 9,383 | 8,698 | 6600 | ||
| Sha Tin (Shātián) | New Town | NT | 沙田 | ... | ... | 443,525 | 424,658 | 433,415 | 455,892 | 487,724 | 2820 | |
| Shek Kong (Shígǎng) | NT | 石崗 | ... | ... | 16,759 | 15,392 | 18,275 | 20,061 | 26,398 | 2570 | ||
| Stanley (Chìzhù) | HKI | 赤柱 | ... | ... | 15,636 | 14,825 | 15,710 | 15,256 | 14,912 | 210 | ||
| Tai Hang - Yuen Leng (Dàkēng - Yuánlǐng) | NT | 大坑 - 元嶺 | ... | ... | 7,030 | 7,686 | 8,891 | 11,544 | 12,811 | 1300 | ||
| Tai Po (Dàbù) | New Town | NT | 大埔 | 39,891 | 188,248 | 290,434 | 265,982 | 264,580 | 270,728 | 276,395 | 3170 | |
| Tai Po Tsai (Dàbùzǐ) | NT | 大埔仔 | ... | ... | 21,639 | 21,376 | 21,487 | 22,100 | 24,466 | 920 | ||
| Tin Shui Wai (Tiānshuǐwéi) | New Town | NT | 天水围 | ... | ... | 177,608 | 268,922 | 287,901 | 286,232 | 277,731 | 430 | |
| Tseung Kwan O (Jiāngjūn'ào) | New Town | NT | 将军澳 | ... | ... | 267,115 | 344,872 | 371,590 | 398,479 | 417,693 | 1740 | |
| Tsing Yi (Qīngyī) | New Town | NT | 青衣 | ... | ... | 194,040 | 199,362 | 191,739 | 184,167 | 179,581 | 1080 | |
| Tsuen Wan (Quánwān) | New Town | NT | 荃湾 | ... | 262,646 | 274,078 | 277,639 | 290,035 | 302,814 | 304,617 | 1170 | |
| Tuen Mun (Túnmén, Castle Peak) | New Town | NT | 屯门 | 89,901 | 356,439 | 464,585 | 500,803 | 485,898 | 487,407 | 501,491 | 3260 | |
| Tung Chung (Dōngyǒng, North Lantau) | New Town | NT | 東涌 | ... | ... | 21,393 | 72,183 | 78,443 | 86,392 | 116,022 | 580 | |
| Victoria (Wéiduōlìyǎ) | HKI | 维多利亚 | 966,684 | 993,892 | 1,045,229 | 992,950 | 992,221 | 978,423 | 923,028 | 4140 | ||
| Yuen Long (Yuánlǎng) | New Town | NT | 元朗 | 51,392 | 113,353 | 139,789 | 138,711 | 147,745 | 160,010 | 169,921 | 560 |
- The population of "new towns" is presented as given in the sources. For Kowloon and Victoria the population is based on district figures and for the other places the population is computed from TPUs (Tertiary Planning Units).
- (1981) Rand McNally International Atlas 1986, plus population figures provided by Clive Thornton.
(1991) provided by Clive Thornton.
(other) Census and Statistics Department, SAR Hong Kong (web).
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 3,382,267 |
| Females | 4,030,803 |
| Age Groups (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 807,838 |
| 15-64 years | 4,834,385 |
| 65+ years | 1,450,858 |
| Age Distribution (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| 0-9 years | 518,440 |
| 10-19 years | 554,298 |
| 20-29 years | 784,621 |
| 30-39 years | 1,114,771 |
| 40-49 years | 1,169,600 |
| 50-59 years | 1,206,024 |
| 60-69 years | 1,106,037 |
| 70-79 years | 567,893 |
| 80-89 years | 289,314 |
| 90+ years | 102,072 |
| Country of Birth (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 4,574,834 |
| Other Country | 2,838,236 |