Share of immigrants in the population — all countries

Share of immigrants in the population — Hong Kong

Share of immigrants in the population in Hong Kong in 2024 — 41.3%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 216. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.4 pp.

2024 41.3% +1.7 pp vs 2020
World rank 25of 216
Period maximum 41.3%2024
Period minimum 38.6%2015

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Share of immigrants in the population — Hong Kong, 1990–2024383940414219901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 39.9%1995: 39.6%2000: 39.8%2005: 39.4%2010: 39.1%2015: 38.6%2020: 39.6%2024: 41.3%
Change over the period: +1.4 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Hong Kong 41.3%
World 3.73%
Eastern Asia computed 0.63%
High-income countries computed 14.88%
Share of immigrants in the population — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 41.3
2020 39.6
2015 38.6
2010 39.1
2005 39.4
2000 39.8
1995 39.6
1990 39.9

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The number of foreign-born people as a percent of the whole population of a country. On this measure the world looks quite different from the picture given by the absolute number: the largest receiving countries by number of immigrants are large states, while by share the top rows go to small countries and territories where newcomers make up half of the population and more.

Important: The indicator does not distinguish the reasons for moving: labor migration, family reunification and forced displacement all fall into one figure. Forced migration is covered by the refugee indicators.

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