Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a city and special administrative region of China. About 7.4 million people live there (2021).
- People (2021)
- 7.4 million
- Currency
- Hong Kong dollar
Hong Kong at a glance
- Official name
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
- In its own language
- 香港
- Status
- Country
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- 7,413,070 (2021)
- People are called
- Hongkonger, Hong Kong people, Hong Kong
- Official languages
- English, Standard Chinese, Chinese
- Regional languages
- Cantonese
- Currency
- Hong Kong dollar
- GDP (nominal)
- US$360 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 85 years (2019)
- Human Development Index
- 0.952 (2021)
- Unemployment
- 4.3% (2022)
- Head of government
- John Lee (since 2022)
- Country codes
- HK, HKG
- Calling code
- +852
- Internet domain
- .hk
- Drives on the
- left
- Coordinates
- 22.278333333333°, 114.15861111111°
Hong Kong on a map
Hong Kong is shown in green. It has no neighbours listed in the data.
- Hong Kong
Divisions of Hong Kong
- Islands District
- Kwai Tsing District
- North District
- Sai Kung District
- Sha Tin District
- Tai Po District
- Tsuen Wan District
- Tuen Mun District
- Yuen Long District
- Kowloon City District
- Kwun Tong District
- Sham Shui Po District
- Wong Tai Sin District
- Yau Tsim Mong District
- Central and Western District
- Eastern District
- Southern District
- Wan Chai District
Member of
- World Trade Organization
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- Asian Development Bank
- World Meteorological Organization
- ICANN
- Financial Action Task Force
- Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units
- Bank for International Settlements
- Interpol
- World Tourism Cities Federation
- World Customs Organization
How far are you from Hong Kong?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the population of Hong Kong?
Hong Kong has about 7,413,070 people, as recorded in 2021.
What currency does Hong Kong use?
The Hong Kong dollar.
What language is spoken in Hong Kong?
The official languages of Hong Kong are English, Standard Chinese and Chinese.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.