2021 Population Census

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Demographic

2016

2021

Population

7 336 585

7 413 070

Median age

43.4

46.3

Dependency ratio (number of persons aged under 15 and aged 65 and over per 1 000 persons aged between 15-64)

373

438

Sex ratio (number of males per 1 000 females)

852

839

Never-married population aged 15 and over (%)

30.1

28.6

Non-Chinese ethnicities (%)

8.0

8.4

Household

2016

2021

Number of domestic households

2 509 734

2 674 161

Average domestic household size

2.8

2.7

Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)

25,000

27,650

Education

2016

2021

Population aged 15 and over having attended post-secondary education (%)

32.7

34.6

Economic

2016

2021

Labour force participation rate (%)

60.8

59.7

Working population

3 756 612

3 681 295

Median monthly income from main employment (HK$)

15,000

18,000

Median weekly usual hours of work (including all employment)

45

45

Housing and Internal Migration

2016

2021

Number of occupied quarters

2 526 026

2 688 812

Median floor area of accommodation of domestic households (square metres)

40

40

Median per capita floor area of accommodation of domestic households (square metres)

15.0

16.0

Median rent to income ratio (%)

13.6

16.8

Median mortgage payment and loan repayment to income ratio (%)

18.4

20.8

Population aged 5 and over having internally migrated (%)

10.6

11.1

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