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 2021, by language
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Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (January 15, 2024). Breakdown of population in Hong Kong 2021, by language [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/329051/hong-kong-population-breakdown-by-language/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Breakdown of population in Hong Kong 2021, by language ." Chart. January 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329051/hong-kong-population-breakdown-by-language/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. (2024). Breakdown of population in Hong Kong 2021, by language . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/329051/hong-kong-population-breakdown-by-language/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong. "Breakdown of Population in Hong Kong 2021, by Language ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329051/hong-kong-population-breakdown-by-language/
Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, Breakdown of population in Hong Kong 2021, by language Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/329051/hong-kong-population-breakdown-by-language/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Breakdown of population in Hong Kong 2021, by language [Graph], Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, January 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/329051/hong-kong-population-breakdown-by-language/