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Hong Kong | |||
Year | Population | % of urban population* | % of total population** |
1950 | 1 682 000 | 100.0 | 85.2 |
1955 | 2 121 000 | 100.0 | 85.2 |
1960 | 2 620 000 | 100.0 | 85.2 |
1965 | 3 191 000 | 100.0 | 86.4 |
1970 | 3 458 000 | 100.0 | 87.7 |
1975 | 3 943 000 | 100.0 | 89.7 |
1980 | 4 609 000 | 100.0 | 91.5 |
1985 | 5 070 000 | 100.0 | 92.9 |
1990 | 5 677 000 | 100.0 | 99.5 |
1995 | 6 214 000 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2000 | 6 667 000 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2005 | 6 883 000 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2009 | 7 022 000 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2010 | 7 069 000 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2015 | 7 398 000 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2020 | 7 701 000 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
2025 | 7 969 000 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2009 *Population residing in agglomeration as percentage of urban population of the country. ** Population resiging in agglomeration as percentage of total population of the country. |
Hong Kong | |
Year | Average annual rate of change % |
1950-1955 | 4.64 |
1955-1960 | 4.22 |
1960-1965 | 3.94 |
1965-1970 | 1.61 |
1970-1975 | 2.62 |
1975-1980 | 3.12 |
1980-1985 | 1.91 |
1985-1990 | 2.26 |
1990-1995 | 1.81 |
1995-2000 | 1.41 |
2000-2005 | 0.64 |
2005-2010 | 0.54 |
2010-2015 | 0.91 |
2015-2020 | 0.80 |
2020-2025 | 0.68 |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2009 |