Hong Kong
Territory in Asia
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 7.5M (2025). World rank 104 of 216; in Asia, 33 of 49. Area: 1,104 km². World rank 188 of 249; in Asia, 46 of 50. Life expectancy: 85.4 years (2024). World rank 3 of 216 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: population 7.3M → 7.5M, GDP $309.4B → $427.3B, and GDP per person $42,432 → $56,983. Better than all its neighbours (China): life expectancy and GDP per person.
State
- Official name
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
- Local name
- Hong Kong
- Capital
- City of Victoria
- Region
- Asia
- Form of government
- Limited democracy
- UN member
- No
- Head of government
- John Lee
Key figures
- Population
- 7,498,900 2025
- Area
- 1,104 km²
- GDP
- $427.3B 2025
- GDP per person
- $56,983 2025
- Life expectancy
- 85.4 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Currency
- Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
- Time zones
- UTC+8
- Calling code
- +852
- Emergency numbers
- 999
- Driving side
- Left
- Plug types
- G
- Mains voltage
- 220 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 733
- Neighbours
- China
- Agricultural land
- 3.8% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Tai Mo Shan, 958 m
- Lowest point
- South China Sea, 0 m
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 23
- Warmest month in the capital
- July, 29°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- January, 16°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 6,792.5 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- -0.3% 2025
- Living in cities
- 100% 2025
- Net migration per year
- +17.9K 2025
- Born in another country
- 41.3% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 10.3% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 66% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 23.7% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 88.2 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 82.7 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 0.8 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 4.9 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7 2024
Society
- Religions
- other 54.3%, Buddhist 27.9%, Protestant 6.7%, Catholic 5.3%, and Muslim 4.2% (2016)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 74.1 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 81.1 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 83.8 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 83.3 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 48.1 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $80,423 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +3.5% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
- Gross national income per person
- $62,500 2025
- Inflation
- +1.4% 2025
- Price level, USA = 100
- 71 2025
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 0% 2024
- Industry, share of GDP
- 6.2% 2024
- Services, share of GDP
- 91.5% 2024
- Unemployment
- 2.8% 2025
- Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
- 9% 2025
- Women in work or seeking work
- 51.8% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 200% 2025
- Imports, share of GDP
- 197% 2025
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- +12.3% 2025
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +28.3% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 0.1% 2025
Education
- Primary school enrolment
- 103% 2024
- Secondary school enrolment
- 107% 2024
- Higher education enrolment
- 120% 2024
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 3.8% 2024
Healthcare
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 1.3 1995
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 8.2 2018
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 4.9 1985
Public health
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 8.2% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 100% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 94.8% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 0.4 2023
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 79.2 2025
- Natural hazards
- tropical cyclones
Air and emissions
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 4.6 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 5.4 2024
Nature and water
- Protected areas
- 42% 2025
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 95.8% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 365 2024
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 40.3 2024
- Internet domain
- .hk .香港
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 2024
- Electricity use, kWh per person
- 6,311 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 0.4% 2021
- Electricity from renewables
- 0.8% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 98.7% 2024
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 25,704,485 2023
- Airports
- 2 2025
Science and innovation
- Research spending, share of GDP
- 1.1% 2024
- Researchers per million people
- 5,874 2024
- Patent applications by residents
- 495 2024
- High-tech share of manufactured exports
- 75.6% 2024