In 2024, the net migration of permanent residents to Hong Kong amounted to around 13,800 people. The negative net migration in 2020, 2021, and 2022, as well as its reverse effect in 2023, may be mainly related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Annual net migration from and to Hong Kong from 1980 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
The figures from 1961 to 1996 are compiled based on the "extended de facto" method and those from 1997 onwards are compiled based on the "resident population" method.
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Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (August 15, 2024). Annual net migration from and to Hong Kong from 1980 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490377/hong-kong-net-migration/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Annual net migration from and to Hong Kong from 1980 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490377/hong-kong-net-migration/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (2024). Annual net migration from and to Hong Kong from 1980 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490377/hong-kong-net-migration/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Annual Net Migration from and to Hong Kong from 1980 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490377/hong-kong-net-migration/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, Annual net migration from and to Hong Kong from 1980 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490377/hong-kong-net-migration/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Annual net migration from and to Hong Kong from 1980 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, August 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1490377/hong-kong-net-migration/