Hong Kong Population : 7 million Per Capita GDP : about US$40,000 Unemployment Rate end 2014 : 3.3% Life Expectancy: Men 81.2; Women 86.7 Gini Coefficient.

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Hong Kong Population : 7 million Per Capita GDP : about US$40,000 Unemployment Rate end 2014 : 3.3% Life Expectancy: Men 81.2; Women 86.7 Gini Coefficient 1971 - 0.430 1991 - 0.476 2011 - 0.537

2013 Poverty Line 50% of median household income 1 person household at US$ 450/month 6 persons & more household at US$2,200 Number of Poor Households : 550,000 Number of Poor People : 1.34 million Poverty Rate : almost 20%

Aging 2041 : 1/3 of HK’s population at 65 or above Birth Rate   Birth Rate Recent Years: 1 to 1.3 Labour Force Participation Rate General : 59.4% Women : 50.6% Men : 69.1%