Hong Kong SAR, China: Statistical Overview

Total Population: 7,346,100

Natural Increase: -0.9%

Density: 7,060 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 100.0%

Population of main cities: Kowloon (2,303,100); Victoria (956,800); Tuen Mun (507,900); Sha Tin (495,200); Tseung Kwan O (412,900); Kwai Chung (331,600); Tsuen Wan (299,400); Tin Shui Wai (282,400); Tai Po (274,100); Fanling - Sheung Shui (263,200)

Ethnic Origins: The population consists of 92% of Chinese, about 2.5% of Filipinos, 2.1% of Indonesians and 3.4% of other origins. (Hongkongese Population By-census)

Official Language: The official languages of Hong Kong are English and Cantonese.

Other Languages Spoken: Chinese Mandarin is becoming more prominent.

Business Language(s): English is the most widely used language within the Hong Kong government, legal system and commercial sectors.

Religion: The majority of the population is Buddhist. Confucianism and Taoism are also widely practiced. You can often find the three religions in the same temple. There is a minority of Christians (660,000), Muslims (90,000), Hindus (40,000), Sikhs (8,000), Jews and Zorastrians.

Area: 1,110 km²

Type of State: Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. Its status is defined by the basic law (adopted in 1990 by the National People's Assembly of China), which serves as the "constitution" of the Territory, and confers its scope to the "one country, two systems" principle.

Type of Economy: High-income economy.
The financial heart of South East Asia.

HDI*: 0.910/1

HDI (World Rank): 12/188

Telephone Code:
To call from Hong Kong SAR, China, dial 001
To call Hong Kong SAR, China, dial +852

Internet Suffix: .hk

Computers: 68.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 60.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 72.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population