Page last updated on February 20, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Chinese/Hong Konger
adjective:
Chinese/Hong Kong
Ethnic groups:
Chinese 93.6%, Filipino 1.9%, Indonesian 1.9%, other 2.6% (2011 census)
Languages:
Cantonese (official) 89.5%, English (official) 3.5%, Putonghua (Mandarin) 1.4%, other Chinese dialects 4%, other 1.6% (2011 census)
Religions:
eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%
Population:
7,153,519 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 99
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 11.4% (male 427,250/female 390,856)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
11% (male 406,114/female 380,304)
25-54 years:
49.2% (male 1,650,509/female 1,867,907)
55-64 years:
14.5% (male 516,493/female 517,958)
65 years and over:
13.9% (male 467,199/female 528,929) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 43.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
43.3 years
female:
44.4 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.421% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
7.54 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 221
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
7.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 2.9 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 218
male:
3.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
2.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 82.12 years
country comparison to the world: 8
male:
79.39 years
female:
85.05 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.09 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 222
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
2,600 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
Education expenditures:
4.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 81
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
93.5%
male:
96.9%
female:
89.6% (2002)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male:
15 years
female:
16 years (2009)
youth ages 15-24:, youth ages 15-24:
total: 12.6%
country comparison to the world: 88
male:
15.1%
female:
10.3% (2009)
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