Country profile
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Hong Kong S.A.R. ranks #103 of 215 for population, #26 of 209 for gdp per capita, #3 of 216 for life expectancy, across 20 open-data indicators.
People
Population
7,524,100
people · 2024
Rank #103 of 215
Life expectancy
85.4
years · 2024
Rank #3 of 216
Secondary school enrollment
96.1%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #15 of 232
Calorie supply
2,828
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #113 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
3,569,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #49 of 203
GDP per capita
$54,075
current US$ · 2024
Rank #26 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.73
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #147 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
120
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #170 of 210
Protected areas
42%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #9 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
4.49
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #76 of 210
Fertilizer use
322
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #8 of 194
Pesticide use
18.3
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #15 of 193
Cereal yield
2
tonnes per hectare · 1990
Rank #120 of 182
Digital
Internet users
95.8%
% of population · 2024
Rank #26 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
40.3
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #27 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
365
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #2 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #47 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.83%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #240 of 257
Energy use per person
36,809
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #44 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.15
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #152 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Hong Kong S.A.R.; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield