District Council District
Population
1991
1996
2001
Number
% of total population
Number
% of total population
Number
% of total population
Hong Kong Island            
Central & Western
253 383
4.5
259 224
4.2
261 884
3.9
Wan Chai
180 309
3.2
171 656
2.8
167 146
2.5
Eastern
560 200
9.9
594 087
9.6
616 199
9.2
Southern
257 101
4.5
287 670
4.6
290 240
4.3
Sub-total
1 250 993
22.0
1 312 637
21.1
1 335 469
19.9
Kowloon            
Yau Tsim Mong
282 060
5.0
260 573
4.2
282 020
4.2
Sham Shui Po
380 615
6.7
365 927
5.9
353 550
5.3
Kowloon City
402 934
7.1
378 205
6.1
381 352
5.7
Wong Tai Sin
386 572
6.8
396 220
6.4
444 630
6.6
Kwun Tong
578 502
10.2
587 071
9.4
562 427
8.4
Sub-total
2 030 683
35.8
1 987 996
32.0
2 023 979
30.2
New Territories            
Kwai Tsing
440 807
7.8
470 726
7.6
477 092
7.1
Tsuen Wan
271 576
4.8
270 801
4.4
275 527
4.1
Tuen Mun
380 683
6.7
463 703
7.5
488 831
7.3
Yuen Long
229 724
4.0
341 030
5.5
449 070
6.7
North
165 666
2.9
231 907
3.7
298 657
4.5
Tai Po
202 117
3.6
284 640
4.6
310 879
4.6
Sha Tin
506 368
8.9
582 993
9.4
628 634
9.4
Sai Kung
130 418
2.3
197 876
3.2
327 689
4.9
Islands
47 459
0.8
63 057
1.0
86 667
1.3
Sub-total
2 374 818
41.9
2 906 733
46.8
3 343 046
49.8
Land total
5 656 494
99.7
6 207 366
99.8
6 702 494
99.9
plus: Marine
17 620
0.3
10 190
0.2
5 895
0.1
Whole territory
5 674 114
100.0
6 217 556
100.0
6 708 389
100.0

[ Image: dictionary.jpg ] Concepts and Definitions for the 2001 Population Census