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9 June 2017
Census and Statistics Department announces results of study on household income distribution in Hong Kong
27 February 2017
Summary results of 2016 Population By-census announced
Last revision date: 9 June 2017
9 March 2018
"2016 Population By-census Thematic Report: Older Persons" published
According to the results of the 2016 Population By-census, there were a total of 1 163 153 older persons in 2016…
12 February 2018
“2016 Population By-census Thematic Report: Youths” published
According to the results of the 2016 Population By-census, there were a total of 776 709 youths in 2016…
9 February 2018
"2016 Population By-census Thematic Report: Single Parents" published
According to the results of the 2016 Population By-census, there were a total of 73 428 single parents in Hong Kong in 2016…
18 January 2018
"2016 Population By-census Thematic Report: Persons Living in Subdivided Units" published
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published today (January 18) the publication "2016 Population By-census Thematic Report: Persons Living in Subdivided Units"…
11 January 2018
"2016 Population By-census Thematic Report: Persons from the Mainland Having Resided in Hong Kong for Less Than 7 Years" published
According to the results of the 2016 Population By-census, there were 165 956 persons from the mainland of China having resided in Hong Kong for less than seven years (PMRs) in 2016……
29 December 2017
"2016 Population By-census Thematic Report: Ethnic Minorities" published
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published today (December 29) the “2016 Population By-census Thematic Report: Ethnic Minorities” report, providing detailed statistics of the characteristics of the ethnic minorities in 2016…
27 November 2017
"2016 Population By-census Main Results" published
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published today (November 27) a publication entitled "2016 Population By-census Main Results"…
14 September 2017
Online Interactive Data Dissemination Service for 2016 Population By-census launched
The Census and Statistics Department launched today (September 14) the online Interactive Data Dissemination Service (IDDS) for the 2016 Population By-census for use by the public free of charge…
29 June 2017
Detailed statistics of various geographical areas of Hong Kong based on 2016 Population By-census announced
The Census and Statistics Department released today (June 29) the detailed results of the 2016 Population By-census analysed by District Council District, District Council Constituency Area and New Town.…
20 June 2017
“2016 Population By-census – Graphic Guide” published
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) published today (June 20) a publication entitled “2016 Population By-census – Graphic Guide”…
9 June 2017
Census and Statistics Department announces results of study on household income distribution in Hong Kong
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released the results of the study on household income distribution in Hong Kong in 2016 in the Thematic Report on Household Income Distribution in Hong Kong…
27 February 2017
Summary results of 2016 Population By-census announced
According to the results of the 2016 Population By-census…
15 August 2016
Post Enumeration Survey of 2016 Population By-census to start soon
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) will conduct a Post Enumeration Survey from August 16 to September 30 to evaluate the accuracy of the data collected in the 2016 Population By-census, which was completed on August 2…
15 July 2016
2016 Population By-census starts face-to-face interview phase
The fieldwork for the 2016 Population By-census (By-census) will start tomorrow (July 16) and run until August 2. For those households that have not yet submitted the e-questionnaire, the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) will arrange for around 5 000 census officers, working in pairs, to conduct face-to-face interviews…
29 June 2016
2016 Population By-census to commence tomorrow
The 2016 Population By-census (By-census) conducted by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) will start tomorrow (June 30) and run until August 2…
23 June 2016
2016 Population By-census to commence on June 30
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) announced today (June 23) that the 2016 Population By-census (By-census) will be conducted from June 30 to August 2…
12 April 2016
Roving exhibition highlights the 2016 Population By-census
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) will hold a roving exhibition from mid-April to mid-June in various shopping arcades and public libraries around Hong Kong, members of the public are invited to visit…
23 October 2015
2016 Population By-census to be conducted between June and August next year
The Census and Statistics (2016 Population Census) Order was published in the Gazette today (October 23) to enable the conduct of a population by-census from June 30 to August 2, 2016…
19 October 2015
2016 Population By-census Publicity Poster and Mini-film Competitions invite entries
The 2016 Population By-census Publicity Poster and Mini-film Competitions are now open for entries. Students in primary and secondary schools are invited to enter…
15 July 2015
Pilot Survey for 2016 Population By-census enters face-to-face interview phase
The Pilot Survey for the 2016 Population By-census will proceed to the face-to-face interview phase tomorrow (July 16), a spokesman for the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) said. Census officers will visit households that have not yet completed their electronic questionnaires to collect the requested information…
24 June 2015
Pilot Survey for 2016 Population By-census to commence
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) will conduct a pilot survey from June 30 to August 2, 2015, aiming to test the questionnaire design and operational arrangements for the 2016 Population By-census to be launched in mid-2016…
Last revision date: 9 March 2018
14 February 2019
Detailed statistics of Housing Market Areas and Building Groups based on 2016 Population By-census released
Since 2003, the Census and Statistics Department and Centamap Company Limited (Centamap) have jointly disseminated detailed results of population censuses and by-censuses using the Geographic Information System. Results of the 2016 Population By-census relevant to different geographical layers such as Housing Market Areas and Building Groups have now been released on the websites of Centamap (hk.centamap.com and hk.centamap.com/census) and the Centamap mobile application free of charge…
29 September 2017
Detailed statistics of Tertiary Planning Units based on 2016 Population By-census released
The Census and Statistics Department released today (September 29) detailed results of the 2016 Population By-census for Tertiary Planning Units. The statistics are useful for understanding the social and economic characteristics (e.g. age and sex distribution, education level, occupation, income and housing characteristics) of the population residing in the various Tertiary Planning Units…
28 June 2017
2016 Population By-census questionnaires destroyed
As stipulated by law, all completed questionnaires and all copies of the questionnaires of the 2016 Population By-census have to be destroyed within 12 months after the commencement of the By-census (i.e. not later than 29 June 2017)…
2 August 2016
Face-to-face interview phase of 2016 Population By-census ended
The face-to-face interview phase of the 2016 Population By-census ended today (2 August). For households that could not be contacted despite repeated attempts, census officers have left self-administered questionnaires with them. The households concerned are requested to complete and return the questionnaires in the self-addressed envelopes attached to the 2016 Population By-census Office on or before 15 August…
19 July 2016
Statement by Census and Statistics Department regarding external chargers used in 2016 Population By-census
Last revision date: 14 February 2019
