Hong Kong: Council Districts, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Hong Kong is an autonomous territory under the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China.

Council Districts

The population of the council districts of Hong Kong according to census results and latest official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Native	Adm.	Area A-L (hect)	Population Census (C) 1981-03-09	Population Census (C) 1991-03-15	Population Census (C) 2001-03-14	Population Census (C) 2006-07-15	Population Census (C) 2011-06-30	Population Census (C) 2016-06-30	Population Estimate (E) 2019-06-30
Hong Kong	HKG	香港	China	108,260	4,986,560	5,674,114	6,708,389	6,864,346	7,071,576	7,336,585	7,507,400
Hong Kong Island (Xianggangdao)	HKI	香港島		7,990	1,183,621	1,250,993	1,335,469	1,268,112	1,270,876	1,253,417	1,246,000	7990
Central and Western		中西區	HKI	1,255	276,709	253,383	261,884	250,064	251,519	243,266	243,500	1255	→
Wan Chai		灣仔	HKI	1,050	...	...	197,115	184,992	181,128	180,123	180,100	1050	→
Eastern		東區	HKI	1,800	...	...	586,230	557,891	559,574	555,034	550,600	1800	→
Southern		南區	HKI	3,885	216,937	257,101	290,240	275,162	278,655	274,994	271,800	3885	→
Kowloon (Jiulong)	KOW			4,695	2,449,073	2,030,683	2,023,979	2,019,533	2,108,419	2,241,347	2,296,900	4695
Yau Tsim Mong		油尖旺	KOW	700	412,145	282,060	282,020	280,548	307,878	342,970	333,500	700	→
Sham Shui Po		深水埗	KOW	935	455,430	380,615	353,550	365,540	380,855	405,869	423,300	935	→
Kowloon City		九龍城	KOW	1,000	479,648	402,934	381,352	362,501	377,351	418,732	426,000	1000	→
Wong Tai Sin		黃大仙	KOW	930	491,482	386,572	444,630	423,521	420,183	425,235	420,200	930	→
Kwun Tong		觀塘	KOW	1,125	610,368	578,502	562,427	587,423	622,152	648,541	693,900	1125	→
New Territories (Xinjie)	NT			95,560	1,304,119	2,374,818	3,343,046	3,573,635	3,691,093	3,840,620	3,963,400	95560
Kwai Tsing		葵青	NT	2,335	...	440,807	477,092	523,300	511,167	520,572	510,400	2335	→
Tsuen Wan		荃灣	NT	6,195	...	271,576	275,527	288,728	304,637	318,916	315,300	6195	→
Tuen Mun		屯門	NT	8,300	119,128	380,683	488,831	502,035	487,546	489,299	503,100	8300	→
Yuen Long		元朗	NT	13,850	186,611	229,724	449,070	534,192	578,529	614,178	650,100	13850	→
North		北區	NT	13,350	113,753	165,666	298,657	280,730	304,134	315,270	317,900	13350	→
Tai Po		大埔	NT	13,610	73,478	202,117	310,879	293,542	296,853	303,926	309,900	13610	→
Sha Tin		沙田	NT	6,870	115,798	506,368	628,634	607,544	630,273	659,794	692,500	6870	→
Sai Kung		西貢	NT	12,960	41,881	130,418	327,689	406,442	436,627	461,864	475,300	12960	→
Islands		離島	NT	17,700	45,574	47,459	86,667	137,122	141,327	156,801	188,900	17700	→
Marine	MAR	水上人口		...	49,747	17,620	5,895	3,066	1,188	1,201	1,100	0

Census and Statistics Department, SAR Hong Kong (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Projection (P) 2019-06-30
1	Kowloon	KOW	2,296,900
2	Victoria	HKI	974,200
3	Tuen Mun	NT	504,300
4	Sha Tin	NT	485,200
5	Tseung Kwan O	NT	407,300
6	Kwai Chung	NT	331,000
7	Tsuen Wan	NT	296,500
8	Tin Shui Wai	NT	283,000
9	Tai Po	NT	270,800
10	Fanling - Sheung Shui	NT	257,900

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population all cities and towns in Hong Kong with more than 10,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections.

In Hong Kong there is no formal definition for cities as administrative units. The following figures refer to traditionals places (Victoria and Kowloon), to the "new towns" established since the 1960s, and to other places corresponding to current planning units.

Name	Status	Native	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1981-03-09	Population Census (C) 1991-03-15	Population Census (C) 2001-03-14	Population Census (C) 2006-07-15	Population Census (C) 2011-06-30	Population Census (C) 2016-06-30	Population Projection (P) 2019-06-30	Area
Aberdeen (Xianggangzi)		香港仔	HKI	115,602	...	177,909	165,948	163,459	163,920	158,300	920
Cheung Chau		長洲	NT	...	...	24,385	24,312	22,740	20,956	21,700	260
Discovery Bay (Yi Pak)		愉景灣	NT	...	...	14,208	14,682	12,383	20,408	19,600	780
Fairview Park		錦綉花園	NT	...	...	19,921	18,659	18,899	18,874	19,100	690
Fanling - Sheung Shui	New Town	上水 - 粉嶺	NT	49,593	120,063	253,918	235,202	255,306	259,942	257,900	770
Ha Tsuen		廈村	NT	...	...	11,227	11,016	12,250	13,422	13,500	500
Kam Tin		錦田	NT	...	...	10,446	10,414	12,370	13,299	20,600	1010
Kowloon (Jiulong)		九龙	KOW	2,450,187	2,030,683	2,023,979	2,019,533	2,108,419	2,241,347	2,296,900	4690
Kwai Chung	New Town	葵青	NT	...	...	283,052	323,948	319,428	336,405	331,000	1310
Kwan Tei - Kan Tau		軍地 - 簡頭	NT	...	...	12,909	14,692	15,199	15,701	16,300	1430
Lam Tsuen		林村	NT	...	...	4,747	8,711	9,873	8,633	10,100	2170
Ma On Shan	New Town	馬鞍山	NT	...	...	184,598	187,625	202,431	209,714	213,500	680
Ma Wan (Park Island)		馬灣	NT	...	...	6,827	10,163	13,056	15,012	15,600	110
Pat Heung		八鄉	NT	...	...	7,384	7,479	9,436	9,968	10,900	1110
Ping Shan		屏山	NT	...	...	19,091	18,436	22,638	34,962	45,500	910
Pok Fu Lam		薄扶林	HKI	79,805	...	81,911	79,756	79,911	77,441	77,600	420
Repulse Bay		淺水灣	HKI	...	...	10,804	9,929	12,609	12,364	12,400	250
Sai Kung		西貢	NT	...	...	34,748	34,907	38,120	34,167	36,000	2520
San Tin		新田	NT	...	...	11,613	11,951	13,720	16,064	17,900	2060
Shap Pat Heung		十八鄉	NT	...	...	23,873	21,673	24,474	26,705	32,000	1400
Sha Tau Kok		沙頭角	NT	...	...	8,112	7,846	7,244	9,383	10,500	6600
Sha Tin	New Town	沙田	NT	...	...	443,525	424,658	433,415	455,892	485,200	2820
Shek Kong		石崗	NT	...	...	16,759	15,392	18,275	20,061	22,400	2570
Stanley (Chek Chue)		赤柱	HKI	...	...	15,636	14,825	15,710	15,256	15,300	210
Tai Hang - Yuen Leng		大坑 - 元嶺	NT	...	...	7,030	7,686	8,891	11,544	12,300	1300
Tai Po	New Town	大埔	NT	39,891	188,248	290,434	265,982	264,580	270,728	270,800	3170
Tai Po Tsai		大埔仔	NT	...	...	21,639	21,376	21,487	22,100	24,300	920
Tin Shui Wai	New Town	天水围	NT	...	...	177,608	268,922	287,901	286,232	283,000	430
Tseung Kwan O	New Town	将军澳	NT	...	...	267,115	344,872	371,590	398,479	407,300	1740
Tsing Yi	New Town	青衣	NT	...	...	194,040	199,362	191,739	184,167	182,800	1080
Tsuen Wan (Quanwan)	New Town	荃湾	NT	...	262,646	274,078	277,639	290,035	302,814	296,500	1170
Tuen Mun (Castle Peak)	New Town	屯门	NT	89,901	356,439	464,585	500,803	485,898	487,407	504,300	3260
Tung Chung (North Lantau)	New Town	東涌	NT	...	...	21,393	72,183	78,443	86,392	114,000	580
Victoria (Xianggang)		维多利亚	HKI	966,684	993,892	1,045,229	992,950	992,221	978,423	974,200	4140
Yuen Long	New Town	元朗	NT	51,392	113,353	139,789	138,711	147,745	160,010	168,400	560

The population of "new towns" is presented as given in the sources. For Kowloon and Victoria the population is based on district figures and for the other places the population is computed from TPUs (Tertiary Planning Units).
(1981) Rand McNally International Atlas 1986, plus population figures provided by Clive Thornton.
(1991) provided by Clive Thornton.
(2018) Planning Department, SAR Hong Kong (web).
(other) Census and Statistics Department, SAR Hong Kong (web).