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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