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According to the statistics released by the Census and Statistics Department, the provisional estimate of the Hong Kong Population was 7 108 100 at mid-2011, representing an increase of 40 300 or 0.6% over mid-2010.
Obtained by subtracting the number of deaths of 42 600 from the number of births of 95 300, the natural increase of the population from mid-2010 to mid-2011 amounted to 52 700.
Over the same period, there was a negative net movement (i.e. inflow less outflow) of 12 400 residents.
Births and inflow of One-way Permit holders (OWPHs) were important constituents of the overall population increase. The number of births, which comprised births born to Hong Kong residents and non-Hong Kong residents, during mid-2010 to mid-2011 was 95 300 and its ratio to the overall population increase was 236%. As for the inflow of OWPHs in the same period, the ratio of the number, at 41 300, to the overall population increase was 102%.
Deaths during the period offset part of the increase. The ratio of the number of deaths, at 42 600, to the overall population increase was 105%. Besides, if OWPHs were excluded, there was a net outflow of 53 700 persons, bearing a ratio of 133% to the overall population increase.
The Hong Kong Population is measured on the definition of Resident Population, which comprises Usual Residents and Mobile Residents. Among the total population at mid-2011, 6 905 400 (provisional) were Usual Residents and 202 700 (provisional) were Mobile Residents.
"Usual Residents" include two categories of people: (1) Hong Kong Permanent Residents who have stayed in Hong Kong for at least three months during the six months before or for at least three months during the six months after the reference time-point, regardless of whether they are in Hong Kong or not at the reference time-point; and (2) Hong Kong Non-permanent Residents who are in Hong Kong at the reference time-point.
"Mobile Residents" are Hong Kong Permanent Residents who have stayed in Hong Kong for at least one month but less than three months during the six months before or for at least one month but less than three months during the six months after the reference time-point, regardless of whether they are in Hong Kong or not at the reference time-point.
The revised figure for the year-end population for 2010 was 7 102 300. The number of Usual Residents was revised to 6 882 700 and the number of Mobile Residents to 219 600. The population growth rate from end-2009 to end-2010 was also revised to 1.0%.
The population figures for recent years are shown in the attached table.
It should be noted that the population figure does not include visitors. The number of visitors present in Hong Kong as at mid-2011 was 486 900.
Under the current practice, the latest population figure is released on a provisional basis in each round. The revised figure will be released six months later. In other words, while the provisional population figure for mid-2011 is released today, the corresponding revised figure will be released in February 2012.
Ends/Thursday, August 11, 2011
Issued at HKT 16:32
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