Citizenship

Hongkong

see China

Regierungstyp

Hongkong

presidential limited democracy; a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China

Legal system

Hongkong

mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and Chinese customary law (in matters of family and land tenure)

Suffrage

Hongkong

18 years of age in direct elections for half of the Legislative Council seats and all of the seats in 18 district councils; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past 7 years; note - in indirect elections, suffrage is limited to about 220,000 members of functional constituencies for the other half of the legislature and a 1,200-member election committee for the chief executive drawn from broad sectoral groupings, central government bodies, municipal organizations, and elected Hong Kong officials

Area

Hongkong

total: 1,108 sq km land: 1,073 sq km water: 35 sq km

Land use

Hongkong

agricultural land: 5% (2011 est.) arable land: 3.2% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 0.9% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 0.9% (2011 est.) forest: 0% (2011 est.) other: 95% (2011 est.)

Location

Hongkong

Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Age structure

Hongkong

0-14 years: 12.38% (male 471,983 /female 420,977) 15-24 years: 9.89% (male 372,991 /female 340,221) 25-54 years: 43.96% (male 1,354,676 /female 1,816,303) 55-64 years: 16.64% (male 571,329 /female 628,774) 65 years and over: 17.14% (male 580,248 /female 655,836) (2018 est.)

Birth rate

Hongkong

8.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death rate

Hongkong

7.60

Languages

Hongkong

Cantonese (official) 88.9%, English (official) 4.3%, Mandarin (official) 1.9%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 1.9% (2016 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Hongkong

83.10

Major urban areas - population

Hongkong

7.429 million Hong Kong (2018)

Median age

Hongkong

total: 44.8 years male: 43.7 years female: 45.5 years (2018 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

Hongkong

29.8 years (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

Hongkong

1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Population distribution

Hongkong

population fairly evenly distributed

Population growth rate

Hongkong

0.29% (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate

Hongkong

1.2 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Urbanization

Hongkong

rate of urbanization: 0.82% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Education expenditures

Hongkong

3.30

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Hongkong

female: 16 years (2014)

Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate

Hongkong

3.80

Country Comparison :: Gross national saving

Hongkong

26.60

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Hongkong

5.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

Hongkong

$455,900,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Hongkong

1.70

Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Hongkong

8.7

Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)

Hongkong

$61,500

Country Comparison :: Labor force

Hongkong

3,965,000

Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate

Hongkong

3.10

Labor force

Hongkong

3,965,000

Population below poverty line

Hongkong

19.9% (2016 est.)

Unemployment rate

Hongkong

3.1% (2017 est.) 3.4% (2016 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Hongkong

total: 8.7% male: 9.3% female: 8.2% (2017 est.)

Country Comparison :: Public debt

Hongkong

0.10

Public debt

Hongkong

0.10

Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Hongkong

1.50

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Hongkong

1.50

Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate

Hongkong

1.75

Central bank discount rate

Hongkong

1.75

Country Comparison :: Exports

Hongkong

$537,800,000,000

Exports

Hongkong

$537,800,000,000

Exports - partners

Hongkong

China 54.1%, US 7.7% (2017)

Country Comparison :: Imports

Hongkong

$561,800,000,000

Imports

Hongkong

$561,800,000,000

Imports - partners

Hongkong

China 44.6%, Singapore 6.4%, Japan 6.1%, South Korea 5.5%, US 5.2% (2017)

Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

Hongkong

$2,200,000,000,000

Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

Hongkong

$2,036,000,000,000

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

Hongkong

$2.036 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) $1.538 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

Hongkong

$2,200,000,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - production

Hongkong

35,970,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption

Hongkong

41,840,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports

Hongkong

1,205,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports

Hongkong

11,620,000,000

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production

Hongkong

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports

Hongkong

2015 est.

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports

Hongkong

2015 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production

Hongkong

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports

Hongkong

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports

Hongkong

3,370,000,000

Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines

Hongkong

4,266,837

Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular

Hongkong

18,340,347

Country Comparison :: Internet users

Hongkong

6,066,000

Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Hongkong

2,645,752

Country Comparison :: Airports

Hongkong

2

Country Comparison :: Roadways

Hongkong

2,107

Airports

Hongkong

2

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Hongkong

total: 2,645,752 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2017 est.)

Crude oil - exports

Hongkong

0

Crude oil - imports

Hongkong

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - production

Hongkong

0 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Electricity - consumption

Hongkong

41,840,000,000

Electricity - exports

Hongkong

1,205,000,000

Electricity - imports

Hongkong

11,620,000,000

Electricity - production

Hongkong

35,970,000,000

Internet users

Hongkong

total: 6.066 million (July 2016 est.)

Natural gas - exports

Hongkong

0

Natural gas - imports

Hongkong

3.37 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - production

Hongkong

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Roadways

Hongkong

2,107

Telephones - fixed lines

Hongkong

total subscriptions: 4,266,837 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 59 (2017 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Hongkong

18,340,347

Disputes - international

Hongkong

Hong Kong plans to reduce its 2,800-hectare Frontier Closed Area (FCA) to 400 hectares by 2015; the FCA was established in 1951 as a buffer zone between Hong Kong and mainland China to prevent illegal migration from and the smuggling of goods