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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China · Eastern Asia

Position of Hong Kong on a world map

At a glance

CapitalCity of Victoria
Most common first languageCantonese85.4% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languagesChinese, English
CurrencyHong Kong dollar
Drives on theleft
Highest pointTai Mo Shan957 m
Biggest category of goods exportedmanufactured goods87% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports14.7%of everything sold abroad, 2024
Internet domain.hk

Facts about Hong Kong

Hong Kong has the world's least affordable housing market, measured by the ratio of house prices to income.

Source: frontiercentre.org · checked 2026-08-08

Hong Kong by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.7.50m (2025)104th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$427bn (2025)39th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.1.05k km² (2023)176th
of 209
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$854bn (2025)12th
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.27.1m (2024)51st
of 205
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.40 km² (2023)196th
of 206
COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes.35 Mt (2024)64th
of 198
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.7.50m (2025)80th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.85.4 years (2024)3rd
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$56,983 (2025)27th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.95.8% (2024)23rd
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.1.4% (2025)137th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.2.8% (2025)154th
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.100.0% (2025)5th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.0.84 (2024)207th
of 209
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.396.6% of GDP (2025)1st
of 183
COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population.4.62 t (2024)57th
of 198
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.955 (2023)8th
of 193

Land borders

🇨🇳 China

Hong Kong shares these with other countries

Drives on the left 60Has a coast and land neighbours 115Has cantonese as its most common first language 2Has english as an official language 63Has chinese as an official language 2Mainly exports manufactured goods 83Is in eastern asia 7

Hong Kong in the Daily Ceteris

Questions from the daily puzzle where the answer is Hong Kong.

Which economy has the world's least affordable housing market, measured by the ratio of house prices to income?

Hong Kong's median home costs 14.1 times median annual income — the least affordable market Demographia measures, the product of scarce buildable land and tightly rationed supply. The gap is narrowing fast, though: the multiple was 20.8 in 2019, and Sydney is now within a tenth of a point. source

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