Migration trends in Hong Kong
Asia
3M people from around the world have made Hong Kong their home. That's 40.3% of the country population, arriving from 29 different countries
7.5M
Population
3M
Immigrants
1.2M
Emigrants
+1.8M
Inflow
Every 2nd person in Hong Kong was born abroad
The #22 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Hong Kong
Where people come from
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
2M immigrants · 569.3K emigrants
1995
- Canada replaced United States as the main destination for those leaving
2005
- Without migration, the population would have declined
2010
- China replaced Canada as the main destination for those leaving
2015
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
2020
- Migration accounted for 63% of the country's population growth
Today
- Since 1990: 1M more foreign-born residents and 671K more citizens living abroad