|
Population Census/By-census |
Hong Kong Population |
Net Increase |
Average Annual Growth Rate (%) |
|
1991 |
5 674 114(1) |
178 626 |
0.6 |
|
1996 |
6 412 937(2) |
543 442(3) |
1.8(3) |
|
2001 |
6 708 389(2) |
295 452(2) |
0.9(2) |
Notes : |
(1) |
The figure includes 151 833 residents temporarily away from Hong Kong at the time of the 1991 Population Census conducted in March 1991. |
| (2) | The figures are compiled based on Hong Kong Resident Population. | |
| (3) | The figures refer to residents present in Hong Kong at the census/by-census moment, including those who were temporarily away from Hong Kong. The population figure compiled on this basis at the 1996 Population By-census was 6 217 556. |
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Concepts and Definitions for the 2001 Population Census |