1. PopulationHong Kong

   Hong Kong: the UN expects the population to shrink by 72% by 2100

   7.44M in 2023; 2.08M in 2100 in the UN's medium variant. A calculation under assumptions about fertility and migration, not a certainty.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

More findings

• Hong Kong: lower fertility than Italy
• Hong Kong: twice as many people aged 65+ as children under 15
• Hong Kong: more people now die than are born
• Reading at age ten, 2001 to 2021: Singapore +59 points, Netherlands −27
• Hong Kong: national data show 20% fewer births in 2023 than the UN, yet 5% more children per woman
• Hong Kong: in 2020–2023 net migration was lower than all 12 UN projections assumed

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