1. ForecastsHong Kong

   Hong Kong: the UN's 2019 projection did not expect births this low even by 2100

   2023: 41.3k. The UN's 2019 projection expected about 81.8k for 2023 and 72.3k for 2100.

   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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