Population growth rate: Hong Kong
-0.259% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.259 |
| 2022 | -0.362 |
| 2021 | -0.138 |
| 2020 | -0.013 |
| 2019 | 0.131 |
| 2018 | 0.26 |
| 2017 | 0.445 |
| 2016 | 0.548 |
| 2015 | 0.578 |
| 2014 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 0.814 |
| 2012 | 0.937 |
| 2011 | 0.682 |
| 2010 | 0.478 |
| 2009 | 0.571 |
| 2008 | 0.673 |
| 2007 | 0.738 |
| 2006 | 0.419 |
| 2005 | 0.234 |
| 2004 | 0.355 |
| 2003 | 0.496 |
| 2002 | 0.601 |
| 2001 | 0.788 |
| 2000 | 1.279 |
| 1999 | 1.368 |
| 1998 | 1.532 |
| 1997 | 1.706 |
| 1996 | 1.888 |
| 1995 | 2.133 |
| 1994 | 2.283 |
| 1993 | 2.398 |
| 1992 | 2.506 |
| 1991 | 2.107 |
| 1990 | 0.295 |
| 1989 | 0.426 |
| 1988 | 0.503 |
| 1987 | 0.535 |
| 1986 | 0.744 |
| 1985 | 1.411 |
| 1984 | 1.471 |
| 1983 | 1.596 |
| 1982 | 1.679 |
| 1981 | 1.814 |
| 1980 | 2.119 |
| 1979 | 2.151 |
| 1978 | 2.161 |
| 1977 | 2.246 |
| 1976 | 2.339 |
| 1975 | 2.416 |
| 1974 | 2.496 |
| 1973 | 2.53 |
| 1972 | 2.56 |
| 1971 | 3.77 |
| 1970 | 9.319 |
| 1969 | 10.037 |
| 1968 | 10.444 |
| 1967 | -33.038 |
| 1966 | 1.373 |
| 1965 | 6.867 |
| 1964 | 37.887 |
| 1963 | -8.541 |
| 1962 | -7.816 |
| 1961 | -4.859 |
| 1960 | 3.655 |
| 1959 | 4.287 |
| 1958 | 4.59 |
| 1957 | 4.64 |
| 1956 | 4.619 |
| 1955 | 4.533 |
| 1954 | 4.512 |
| 1953 | 4.493 |
| 1952 | 4.497 |
| 1951 | 4.509 |
| 1950 | 4.498 |