This statistic shows the number of immigrants from mainland China living in Hong Kong in selected years from 1990 to 2024. In 2024, around 2.49 million Chinese from mainland China lived in Hong Kong.
Number of immigrants from mainland China living in Hong Kong in selected years from 1990 to 2024
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According to the United Nations Population Division, an international migrant (immigrant or emigrant) is someone who has been living for one year or longer in a country other than the one in which he or she was born. This means that many foreign workers and international students are counted as migrants. Tourists, foreign-aid workers, temporary workers employed abroad for less than a year and overseas military personnel typically are not counted as migrants.
The figures refer to the total cumulative number of immigrants living in the country rather than the annual rate of migration or "flows" in a given year.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (February 4, 2025). Number of immigrants from mainland China living in Hong Kong in selected years from 1990 to 2024 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/901381/number-of-immigrants-from-mainland-china-living-in-hong-kong/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Number of immigrants from mainland China living in Hong Kong in selected years from 1990 to 2024 (in 1,000)." Chart. February 4, 2025. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901381/number-of-immigrants-from-mainland-china-living-in-hong-kong/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2025). Number of immigrants from mainland China living in Hong Kong in selected years from 1990 to 2024 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/901381/number-of-immigrants-from-mainland-china-living-in-hong-kong/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Number of Immigrants from Mainland China Living in Hong Kong in Selected Years from 1990 to 2024 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901381/number-of-immigrants-from-mainland-china-living-in-hong-kong/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Number of immigrants from mainland China living in Hong Kong in selected years from 1990 to 2024 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/901381/number-of-immigrants-from-mainland-china-living-in-hong-kong/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Number of immigrants from mainland China living in Hong Kong in selected years from 1990 to 2024 (in 1,000) [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), February 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/901381/number-of-immigrants-from-mainland-china-living-in-hong-kong/
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