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Department">Census and Statistics Department</a> (C&SD) of the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_SAR_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong SAR Government">Hong Kong SAR Government</a>. The aim is to provide up-to-date benchmark statistics on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population and on its geographical distribution. Since 1961, a population census has been conducted in Hong Kong every 10 years and a by-census in the middle of the intercensal period. The last census, <a href="/wiki/2021_population_census_in_Hong_Kong" title="2021 population census in Hong Kong">2021 population census in Hong Kong</a> was conducted by C&SD from 23 June to 4 August 2021. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Objectives">Objectives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Population_census_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Objectives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is an established practice in Hong Kong to conduct a population census every 10 years and a population by-census in the middle of the intercensal period. The next population census will be conducted in 2021. The aim is to provide up-to-date benchmark statistics on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population and on its geographical distribution. Such statistics are vital to the Government for planning and policy formulation. It is also important to the private sector and academia for business and research purposes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Census_and_Statistics_Ordinance">Census and Statistics Ordinance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Population_census_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Census and Statistics Ordinance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/about_us/census_and_statistics_ordinance/index_tc.jsp">The Census and Statistics Ordinance</a>, which was first effective in 1978, is the main law governing the work of the C&SD. Under Section 9 of the Census and Statistics Ordinance, the Chief Executive in Council (Cap 316) makes a Census Order for each round of population census / by-census. </p><p>Apart from the dates for conducting the population census, the Order specifies also the purpose of the census, the persons, premises and vessels in respect of which particulars are to be obtained, the persons who are required to give the requisite information, and the deadline for destroying the completed questionnaires. A schedule specifying the matters in respect of which respondents are required to give particulars is included in the Order. </p><p>According to the Census and Statistics (2021 Population Census) Order, the Commissioner will take a census of population from 23 June 2021 to 4 August 2021 (both dates inclusive) and the Commissioner must destroy all completed schedules collected or received by census officers for the 2021 census, and all copies of the schedules, on or before 22 June 2022. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Data_collection_methods_[1]"><span id="Data_collection_methods_.5B1.5D"></span>Data collection methods <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Population_census_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Data collection methods [1]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two full censuses were held in Hong Kong in 1961 and 1971, and two sample censuses in 1966 and 1976. </p><p>In population censuses conducted since 1981, a simple enumeration on all households in Hong Kong has been carried out to provide basic information (e.g. year and month of birth and sex) and a detailed enquiry on a certain proportion of households to provide a broad range of demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population. Therefore, two types of questionnaire, namely the "Short Form" and the "Long Form", are used. In the 2001 population census, one-seventh of the households completed the "Long Form". Since the 2011 population census, around one-tenth of the households completed the "Long Form". </p><p>The design of population by-censuses is similar to that of population censuses, but a by-census differs from a census in not having a complete headcount of the population. Instead, the detailed characteristics of the population are collected on the basis of a large sample. The size and characteristics of the entire population are inferred from the sample results in accordance with appropriate statistical theory. In other words, all households sampled for the by-census are required to provide detailed information about their demographic and socio-economic characteristics by completing the "Long Form". A sample of about one-tenth of the residential addresses in Hong Kong was randomly selected for enumeration in the 2016 Population By-census, covering some 300 000 quarters. Among the enumerated households, 82 500 (or 40.5%) chose to provide information online. </p><p>A multi-modal data collection approach will be used in the 2021 population census. </p><p>In the first phase, all households may provide the required information through the following means: </p> <ul><li>online questionnaire;</li> <li>postal questionnaire with pre-paid return envelope ("Short Form" only); and</li> <li>telephone interview via the hotline 18 2021.</li></ul> <p>In the second phase of data collection, C&SD will arrange census officers to visit households that have not yet provided their information, and use mobile tablets to collect the required information. </p><p>Besides, for households residing on fishing boats, their number will be estimated based on aerial photos of all anchorages in Hong Kong Waters and their characteristics estimated based on information provided by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. As for households residing on pleasure craft, notification letters will be sent to the sampled households to invite them to complete and submit online questionnaire. </p><p>Special arrangements will be made to enumerate some special groups of persons (called the special classes) who stay in places with restriction or difficulty of access. </p><p>In light of the evolving situation of COVID-19, C&SD will adopt contingency measures to reduce social contact. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Confidentiality">Confidentiality</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Population_census_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Confidentiality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>C&SD will not release respondents’ personal data to any unauthorised persons, including other Government departments. Under the Census and Statistics Ordinance, it is an offence to disclose the particulars of individual persons or households to unauthorised persons. All Temporary Field Workers will take an oath of secrecy, and will be stressed the importance of protecting data confidentiality and the legal consequence of improper handling of the data in their training. All collected data, including those provided by households through the Internet and collected by census officers using mobile tablets, will be encrypted during transmission, and will only be stored and processed in designated area of C&SD. The transient data in mobile tablets will also be encrypted and then deleted once uploaded. Besides, all completed questionnaires, in both paper and electronic forms, will be destroyed within 12 months after the completion of the survey. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Data_topics_[2]"><span id="Data_topics_.5B2.5D"></span>Data topics <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Population_census_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Data topics [2]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-bottom:1px solid" align="left">Data Topics</th> <th style="width: 100px;border-bottom:1px solid" align="center">2001<br />census</th> <th style="width: 100px;border-bottom:1px solid" align="center">2006<br />by-census</th> <th style="width: 100px;border-bottom:1px solid" align="center">2011<br />census</th> <th style="width: 100px;border-bottom:1px solid" align="center">2016<br />By-census</th> <th style="width: 100px;border-bottom:1px solid" align="center">2021<br />census </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="text-decoration:underline;" align="left">Demographic and social characteristics </th></tr> <tr> <td>1. Year and month of birth</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>2. Sex</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>3. Marital Status</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>4. Usual spoken language</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>5. Ability to speak other languages / dialects</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>6. Ability to read/write languages</td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>7. Nationality</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>8. Ethnicity</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>9. Place of birth</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>10. Elderly persons requiring care</td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="text-decoration:underline;" align="left">Educational characteristics </th></tr> <tr> <td>11. School attendance</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>12. Educational attainment (highest level attended)</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>13. Educational attainment (highest level completed)</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>14. Field of education</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>15. Place of study</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>16. Mode of transport to place of study</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="text-decoration:underline;" align="left">Internal migration characteristics </th></tr> <tr> <td>17. Whereabouts at census / by-census reference moment</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>18. Duration of residence in Hong Kong</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>19. Place of residence 5 years ago</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="text-decoration:underline;" align="left">Economic characteristics </th></tr> <tr> <td>20. Economic activity status</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>21. Industry</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>22. Occupation</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>23. Whether having secondary employment</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>24. Earnings from main employment</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>25. Earnings from other employment</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>26. Other cash income</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>27. Hours of work</td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>28. Place of work</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>29. Mode of transport to place of work</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="text-decoration:underline;" align="left">Housing characteristics </th></tr> <tr> <td>30. Type of quarters</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>31. Type of accommodation</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>32. Whether the quarters is used as usual or occasional residence</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>33. Whether the quarters is a subdivided unit</td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>34. Number of rooms in the residence</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>35. Floor area of accommodation</td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center"></td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>36. No. of households in quarters</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>37. No. of occupants in quarters</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>38. Tenure of accommodation</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>39. Rent</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>40. Mortgage payment or loan payment</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="text-decoration:underline;" align="left">Household characteristics </th></tr> <tr> <td>41. Type of household</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>42. Relationship to head of household</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>43. Whether a member of household</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>44. Household size</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>45. Household composition</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <td>46. Household income</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔</td> <td align="center">✔ </td></tr> <tr> <th style="border-top:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid" align="left">Total Number of Data Topics</th> <th style="border-top:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid" align="center">41</th> <th style="border-top:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid" align="center">41</th> <th style="border-top:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid" align="center">41</th> <th style="border-top:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid" align="center">45</th> <th style="border-top:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid" align="center">46 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary_statistics[3]"><span id="Summary_statistics.5B3.5D"></span>Summary statistics<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Population_census_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Summary statistics[3]"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Data items</th> <th>2001<br />census</th> <th>2006<br />by-census</th> <th>2011<br />census</th> <th>2016<br />by-census </th></tr> <tr> <td>Census / By-census Reference Moment</td> <td><div class="center">3:00am on 14 March 2001</div></td> <td><div class="center">3:00am on 14 July 2006</div></td> <td><div class="center">3:00am on 30 June 2011</div></td> <td><div class="center">3am on 30 June 2016</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total population</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">6 708 389</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">6 864 346</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">7 071 576</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">7 336 585</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Males</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 285 344</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 272 956</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 303 015</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 375 362</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Females</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 423 045</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 591 390</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 768 561</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 961 223</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Median age (years)</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">36.7</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">39.6</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">41.7</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">43.4</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Population aged 15+</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">5 598 972</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">5 924 671</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">6 248 016</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">6 506 130</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Youths aged 15–24 (excluding foreign domestic helpers)</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">887 432</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">880 175</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">860 002</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">776 709</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Older persons aged 65+</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">747 052</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">852 796</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">941 312</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">1 163 153</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Labour force</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 437 992</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 572 384</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 727 407</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 954 798</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Labour force participation rate</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">61.4%</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">60.3%</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">59.7%</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">60.8%</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Working population</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 252 706</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 365 736</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 547 781</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3 756 612</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Median income from main employment (HK$)</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">10,000</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">10,000</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">11,000</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">15,000</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ethnic minorities</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">343 950</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">342 198</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">451 183</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">584 383</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Single parents</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">61 431</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">76 423</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">81 705</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">73 428</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Persons from the Mainland having resided in HK for less than 7 Years</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">266 577</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">217 103</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">171 322</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">165 956</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Occupied quarters</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">2 015 235</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;"> 2 226 074</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">2 381 125</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">2 526 026</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Domestic households</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">2 053 412</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">2 226 546</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">2 368 796</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">2 509 734</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Average domestic household size</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3.1</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">3.0</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">2.9</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">2.8</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Median monthly domestic household income (HK$)</td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">18,710</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">17,250</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">20,500</div></td> <td><div style="text-align: right; direction: ltr; margin-left: 1em;">25,000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Population_census_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E3%80%8A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%8F%A2%E5%A0%B1%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%B3%B6%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%A3%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%88_Hong_Kong_Island_Population_in_%22Chinese_Repository%22,_1841.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/%E3%80%8A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%8F%A2%E5%A0%B1%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%B3%B6%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%A3%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%88_Hong_Kong_Island_Population_in_%22Chinese_Repository%22%2C_1841.jpg/250px-%E3%80%8A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%8F%A2%E5%A0%B1%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%B3%B6%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%A3%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%88_Hong_Kong_Island_Population_in_%22Chinese_Repository%22%2C_1841.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/%E3%80%8A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%8F%A2%E5%A0%B1%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%B3%B6%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%A3%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%88_Hong_Kong_Island_Population_in_%22Chinese_Repository%22%2C_1841.jpg/375px-%E3%80%8A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%8F%A2%E5%A0%B1%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%B3%B6%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%A3%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%88_Hong_Kong_Island_Population_in_%22Chinese_Repository%22%2C_1841.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/%E3%80%8A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%8F%A2%E5%A0%B1%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%B3%B6%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%A3%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%88_Hong_Kong_Island_Population_in_%22Chinese_Repository%22%2C_1841.jpg/500px-%E3%80%8A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%8F%A2%E5%A0%B1%E3%80%8B%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%B3%B6%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%A3%E7%B5%B1%E8%A8%88_Hong_Kong_Island_Population_in_%22Chinese_Repository%22%2C_1841.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Hong Kong Island Population in "Chinese Repository", 1841</figcaption></figure> <p>The first population census in Hong Kong could be traced back to 1841 when a full enumeration of persons in the villages on the Hong Kong Island was conducted. </p><p>Since 1961, a population census has been conducted in Hong Kong every 10 years and a by-census in the middle of the intercensal period. </p><p>Population censuses were conducted in 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 while population by-censuses in 1966, 1976, 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2016. 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title="Census in Bahrain (page does not exist)">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Bangladesh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Bangladesh (page does not exist)">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Bhutan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Bhutan (page does not exist)">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Brunei&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Brunei (page does not exist)">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Cambodia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Cambodia (page does not exist)">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Census_in_China" title="Census in China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Cyprus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Cyprus (page does not exist)">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_East_Timor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in 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class="new" title="Census in Japan (page does not exist)">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Jordan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Jordan (page does not exist)">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Kazakhstan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Kazakhstan (page does not exist)">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_North_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in North Korea (page does not exist)">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_South_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in South Korea (page does not exist)">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Kuwait&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Kuwait (page does not exist)">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Kyrgyzstan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Kyrgyzstan (page does not 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exist)">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Census_in_Pakistan" title="Census in Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Census_in_the_Philippines" title="Census in the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Qatar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Qatar (page does not exist)">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Census_in_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="Census in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Saudi Arabia (page does not exist)">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Singapore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Singapore (page does not exist)">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Census in Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Census_in_Syria&action=edit&redlink=1" 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