Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Hong Kong

Children under 15 in Hong Kong in 2025 — 773,239 people. Ranked 136 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 38.5%.

2025 773,239 people −2.2% vs 2024
World rank 136of 217
Period maximum 1.82M people1968
Period minimum 773,239 people2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Hong Kong, 1960–2025500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,256,378 people1962: 1,503,101 people1964: 1,540,293 people1966: 1,397,266 people1968: 1,816,381 people1970: 1,521,954 people1972: 1,421,891 people1974: 1,409,086 people1976: 1,346,248 people1978: 1,280,267 people1980: 1,286,295 people1982: 1,283,574 people1984: 1,280,652 people1986: 1,270,084 people1988: 1,242,782 people1990: 1,210,047 people1992: 1,182,197 people1994: 1,178,244 people1996: 1,193,784 people1998: 1,170,825 people2000: 1,131,715 people2002: 1,088,757 people2004: 1,026,110 people2006: 952,059 people2008: 909,856 people2010: 859,027 people2012: 834,743 people2014: 839,575 people2016: 843,335 people2018: 862,987 people2020: 843,644 people2022: 801,545 people2024: 790,619 people2025: 773,239 people
Change over the period: −483,139 (−38.45%) Average annual rate: -0.74 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hong Kong

Hong Kong 773,239 people
World 2.01B people
East Asia & Pacific 420M people
Eastern Asia computed 243M people
High-income countries computed 216M people
Children under 15 — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 773,239 −17,380 −2.2%
2024 790,619 −15,670 −1.94%
2023 806,289 +4,744 +0.59%
2022 801,545 −20,019 −2.44%
2021 821,564 −22,080 −2.62%
2020 843,644 −18,486 −2.14%
2019 862,130 −857 −0.1%
2018 862,987 +8,828 +1.03%
2017 854,159 +10,824 +1.28%
2016 843,335 +1,844 +0.22%
2015 841,491 +1,916 +0.23%
2014 839,575 +3,636 +0.43%
2013 835,939 +1,196 +0.14%
2012 834,743 −2,554 −0.31%
2011 837,297 −21,730 −2.53%
2010 859,027 −25,125 −2.84%
2009 884,152 −25,704 −2.83%
2008 909,856 −19,431 −2.09%
2007 929,287 −22,772 −2.39%
2006 952,059 −35,184 −3.56%
2005 987,243 −38,867 −3.79%
2004 1.03M −30,022 −2.84%
2003 1.06M −32,625 −3%
2002 1.09M −21,026 −1.89%
2001 1.11M −21,932 −1.94%
2000 1.13M −22,417 −1.94%
1999 1.15M −16,693 −1.43%
1998 1.17M −12,734 −1.08%
1997 1.18M −10,225 −0.86%
1996 1.19M +24,274 +2.08%
1995 1.17M −8,734 −0.74%
1994 1.18M −353 −0.03%
1993 1.18M −3,600 −0.3%
1992 1.18M −13,282 −1.11%
1991 1.2M −14,568 −1.2%
1990 1.21M −20,931 −1.7%
1989 1.23M −11,804 −0.95%
1988 1.24M −14,865 −1.18%
1987 1.26M −12,437 −0.98%
1986 1.27M −5,679 −0.45%
1985 1.28M −4,889 −0.38%
1984 1.28M −5,002 −0.39%
1983 1.29M +2,080 +0.16%
1982 1.28M −275 −0.02%
1981 1.28M −2,446 −0.19%
1980 1.29M −11,861 −0.91%
1979 1.3M +17,889 +1.4%
1978 1.28M −31,420 −2.4%
1977 1.31M −34,561 −2.57%
1976 1.35M −36,441 −2.64%
1975 1.38M −26,397 −1.87%
1974 1.41M −5,528 −0.39%
1973 1.41M −7,277 −0.51%
1972 1.42M −25,808 −1.78%
1971 1.45M −74,255 −4.88%
1970 1.52M −127,766 −7.74%
1969 1.65M −166,661 −9.18%
1968 1.82M +186,895 +11.47%
1967 1.63M +232,220 +16.62%
1966 1.4M +14,774 +1.07%
1965 1.38M −157,801 −10.24%
1964 1.54M −150,166 −8.88%
1963 1.69M +187,358 +12.46%
1962 1.5M +165,327 +12.36%
1961 1.34M +81,396 +6.48%
1960 1.26M

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.