Breakdown of population in Hong Kong 2021, by language

Published by C. Textor, Dec 10, 2024
This statistic shows a breakdown of the Hong Kong population by language, based on the latest available census data from 2021. Based on this data, around 4.6 percent of Hong Kong inhabitants were English speakers.

Breakdown of population in Hong Kong in 2021, by language

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Release date

January 2024

Region

China, Hong Kong

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

According to the source, Chinese and English are the official languages of Hong Kong.
The source does not provide an exact date of publication.

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