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Hong Kong population
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Hong Kong population. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Despite government incentives, Hong Kong’s birth rate is close to historic lows. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Good Schools Guide

Hong Kong’s baby bonus fails to boost births – what would work?

The three-year fertility incentive brought cash but failed to deliver more children – would-be parents weigh in on what would actually drive their decision.

Hong Kong society

Opinion | How employers can support high-risk carers who fall through safety net

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | To boost birth rate, Hong Kong needs to deliver quality housing

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Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong’s five-year plan must boost governance to ensure results

The challenge is not simply identifying problems. It is mustering the political will and building the capacity to overcome them.

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Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu arrives to meet the press at the government headquarters in Admiralty on February 10. Photo: Elson Li
Ageing society

Opinion | East Asia’s population challenge isn’t just about raising birth rates

Sustainable policies must strengthen people’s well-being and expand opportunities, creating a society where everyone can thrive.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong is getting its population policy assumptions all wrong

Rather than encouraging more births, Hong Kong should align its family-related policies with the Greater Bay Area’s demographic system.

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Ageing society

Editorial | Hong Kong baby bonus scheme needs rethink to focus on systemic issues

As financial incentives fall flat, the government should take aim at the pressures holding back family formation.

Children and their carers spend time at a playground in Kai Tak Sports Park on February 23. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

20 Hong Kong couples each get HK$60,000 triple baby bonus but disbursement lags

Only HK$1.31 billion or 57.5 per cent of HK$2.28 billion allocated for baby bonus scheme used as of February, with three-year scheme set to end this October.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong is ageing, but the real question is where people age

The city’s rapid ageing need not turn into a crisis as long as it can look beyond its borders and tap into regional healthcare systems.

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Hong Kong society

Outside In | Debunking the myth of the lonely, isolated Hong Kong retiree

New findings show that elderly Hongkongers are much more mobile than most people imagine and just want to be treated as normal members of society.

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Passengers young and old disembark from a ferry from Cheung Chau in Central on March 7. New research reveals that in five cities including Hong Kong, people aged over 66 have more encounters with a broader cross-section of society than younger, working-age people. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong society

Letters | The clock is ticking on reversing Hong Kong’s birth decline

Readers discuss the subtle changes afoot when cities age, and double standards in the US-Iran war.

A family walks along the harbour on March 15, past a giant inflatable sleeping cat in the Art Park in the West Kowloon Cultural District. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong’s low birth rate calls for swift, thoughtful school restructuring

Readers discuss the shrinking number of children of school-going age, the government’s weight management plans, and the latest war in the Middle East.

Hong Kong housing

Opinion | When homes are small and costly, dreams of having a family shrink

In Asian cities, imagining family life has become the real work of adulthood – shaped by square footage, commute times and childcare options.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong wants more babies. Ignoring high stress in schools won’t help

It’s not just the cost of raising children – would-be parents are also deterred by Hong Kong’s high-pressure education system.

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A family take a rest in the Hong Kong Museum of Art in Tsim Sha Tsui on September 19, 2025. The number of babies born in Hong Kong dropped last year after rising for two years. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

School system not to blame for record low 31,100 births in Hong Kong: minister

Education chief says declining birth rate part of global trend and school policies, including fees, are not the reason couples are having fewer babies.

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Children at a playground in New Town Plaza in Sha Tin. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Opinion | Boost birth rates? Governments should focus on the population they have

Instead of growing the population at all costs, governments should be practically addressing longer life expectancies.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong must tackle the challenges of a super-aged society head on

With both Hong Kong and mainland China unlikely to be able to reverse the decline in birth rates, investing effectively in human capital is crucial.

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Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong’s daunting task is to become a baby-friendly city

With incentives and support measures failing to reverse the low birth trend, Hong Kong must directly address the fundamental causes.

A baby drinks milk in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui district on September 19, 2025. Economic pressures such as the cost of living and work-life imbalance make parenting challenging. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Government knows best? Hong Kong policymakers need to listen more

From Tai Po redevelopment to anti-bid-rigging measures, Hong Kong policies appear to have been shaped with little legislative input.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | This year, Hong Kong must resolve to rewrite the script for retirement

Any long-term solution requires a re-imagination of retirement – beyond the outdated view of retirees as passive welfare recipients.

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China society

Outside In | We are speeding towards a demography of loneliness

The swarming sociability of family life is fading as one-person households and lonely deaths rise. Coping with loneliness is now a life skill.

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Around the world, more people are growing up as only children; marrying late, if at all; having children late, if at all; and living alone in old age. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s ageing population needs purpose, not just medical care

Too many among the city’s ageing population struggle on their own due to stigmas around mental health and a lack of targeted policies.

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An elderly woman at Oi Man Estate in Ho Man Tin in October 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong’s re-engineered 2026 census is rightly moving with the times

The new model promises more timely and efficient data collection for tracking the city’s demographics.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to exempt 90% of households from ‘re-engineered’ 2026 census

Authorities will use a different method to track the city’s demographics in a major break from decades of statistical tradition.

Hong Kong society

Letters | Cash transfusion not a cure for Hong Kong couples’ reluctance to have children

Readers discuss government efforts to boost the city’s fertility rate, a church’s conflict with an international school, and China’s attitude to its past.

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Parents with with their child in a shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui on September 19. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong parents need sustained support rather than one-off bonuses

Readers discuss efforts to encourage Hongkongers to have children, the cost of international schooling, and double standards involved in promoting horse racing.

A woman and a baby at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront on September 19. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Why number of babies born in Hong Kong could drop to near-record low in 2025

Number of registered births in the first seven months fell 8 per cent, suggesting full-year figure could be near 2022 low.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong pledges HK$500 million yearly to support carers amid ageing population

High-risk household database and accident detection systems to be introduced.

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