Hong Kong SAR, China Forecast: Employment

1980 - 2024 | Yearly | Person mn | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Hong Kong SAR (China) Employment Forecast

  • Hong Kong SAR (China) Employment is forecasted to be 3.656 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records an increase from the last reported number of 3.644 Person mn in Dec 2023
  • Looking ahead, Hong Kong SAR (China) Employment is projected to stand at 3.656 Person mn in Dec 2024
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Employment

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What is Hong Kong SAR, China's Forecast: Employment in 2024?

Hong Kong SAR (China) Employment is forecasted to be 3.656 Person mn in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.656 2024 3.644 2023 2.393 1981 3.885 2018 Person mn yearly 1980 - 2024

Forecast: Employment by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Andorra (Person mn) 0.056 2026 yearly 2010 - 2026
Andorra (Person mn) 0.056 2026 yearly 2010 - 2026
Australia (Person mn) 13.897 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Austria (Person mn) 4.481 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Belgium (Person mn) 5.189 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Canada (Person mn) 21.080 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Croatia (Person mn) 1.791 2026 yearly 1991 - 2026
Cyprus (Person mn) 0.447 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Czech Republic (Person mn) 5.234 2026 yearly 1995 - 2026
Denmark (Person mn) 2.944 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Estonia (Person mn) 0.704 2026 yearly 1993 - 2026
Finland (Person mn) 2.625 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
France (Person mn) 29.183 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Germany (Person mn) 42.367 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Greece (Person mn) 4.132 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Guatemala (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) 3.656 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Iceland (Person mn) 0.224 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Ireland (Person mn) 2.858 2026 yearly 1986 - 2026
Israel (Person mn) 4.411 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Italy (Person mn) 24.060 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Japan (Person mn) 67.598 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
South Korea (Person mn) 28.727 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Latvia (Person mn) 0.879 2026 yearly 1992 - 2026
Lithuania (Person mn) 1.476 2026 yearly 1999 - 2026
Luxembourg (Person mn) 0.519 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (Person mn) 0.399 2026 yearly 2001 - 2026
North Macedonia (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
Malta (Person mn) 0.334 2026 yearly 1983 - 2026
Netherlands (Person mn) 9.592 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
New Zealand (Person mn) 2.947 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Nicaragua (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
Norway (Person mn) 2.928 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Portugal (Person mn) 5.353 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Puerto Rico (Person mn) 1.072 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
San Marino (Person mn) 0.022 2013 yearly 2001 - 2013
Singapore (Person mn) 3.833 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Slovakia (Person mn) 2.420 2026 yearly 1993 - 2026
Slovenia (Person mn) 1.092 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Spain (Person mn) 20.671 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Sweden (Person mn) 5.183 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Switzerland (Person mn) 5.238 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Taiwan, China (Person mn) 11.386 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Thailand (Person mn) 0.000 yearly -
United Kingdom (Person mn) 34.248 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
United States (Person mn) 159.103 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024

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Hong Kong SAR, China Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 7,950.134 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1998 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 7,230.982 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1979 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1979 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 190,786.0 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 46.3 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (HKD bn) 886.220 2031 yearly 1982 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (HKD bn) 615.406 2031 yearly 2005 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (HKD bn) 909.007 2031 yearly 1982 - 2031
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.906 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) -8,129.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 65,905.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 26.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 177,416.639 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,714,519.261 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 346,742.409 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 74,034.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 30.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,887,691.952 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 917,283.629 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4,159.872 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,569.717 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 40,609.784 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 33,564.893 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Dec 2025
Exports: Electrical Machinery, Apparatus and Appliances (HKD mn) 258,922.689 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: General Industrial Machinery and Equipment nes (HKD mn) 3,526.855 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: Office Machines & Automatic Data Processing Machines (HKD mn) 63,035.275 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: Road Vehicles, Including Air-Cruhion Vehicles (HKD mn) 876.756 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: Office Machines & Automatic Data Processing Machines (HKD mn) 55,619.198 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Madeup Articles, nes (HKD mn) 1,679.304 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: Telecom & Sound Recording & Reproducing Equipment (HKD mn) 79,028.356 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports Value Index: sa (2016=100) 117.00 Feb 2018 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2018
Total Exports Value Index: sa (2016=100) 113.40 Feb 2018 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2018
Total Exports Quantum Index (2016=100) 79.20 Feb 2018 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2018
Exports: Telecom & Sound Recording & Reproducing Equipment (HKD mn) 66,558.792 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 19,775.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 12,276.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 12.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 24,887.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 35.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 24,129.998 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 8.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 5,088.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 19,041.061 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 2,023,683.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 462.1 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,208,564.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 279.6 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 61.918 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 2,339,478.847 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (HKD mn) 58,375.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods: Debit (HKD mn) 1,463,665.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods (HKD mn) 1,487.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: PInc: Debit (HKD mn) 521,521.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (HKD mn) 98,175.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: DI: Assets (AS) (HKD mn) 154,644.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (FD) (HKD mn) 16,455.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: CFA: Reserve Assets (HKD mn) -136,522.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Other investment (OI) (HKD mn) 236,174.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: PInc: Credit (HKD mn) 576,057.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: Overall Balance (HKD mn) -136,522.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: PI: Liabilities (LB) (HKD mn) 188,699.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (HKD mn) 134,503.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: DI: Liabilities (LB) (HKD mn) 194,623.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Services: Credit (HKD mn) 227,013.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: SInc: Debit (HKD mn) 11,464.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debit (HKD mn) 2,175,599.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: OI: Assets (HKD mn) 401,243.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: PI: Assets (AS) (HKD mn) 247,074.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (HKD mn) 88.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: FD: Assets (HKD mn) -182,812.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PInc) (HKD mn) 54,537.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: OI: Liabilities (HKD mn) 165,069.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt (ED): Total (HKD mn) 15,746,080.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (HKD mn) 59,586,754.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
IIP: Net (HKD mn) 19,649,894.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (HKD mn) 39,936,860.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (HKD mn) -34,940.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credit (HKD mn) 2,099,548.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (SInc) (HKD mn) -5,052.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (HKD mn) -218.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services: Debit (HKD mn) 176,802.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (HKD mn) 3.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (HKD mn) -108,090.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Services (HKD mn) 38,282.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: FD: Liabilities (HKD mn) -113,159.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: SInc: Credit (HKD mn) 4,773.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods: Credit (HKD mn) 1,263,601.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 87.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 230,757.821 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,646,994.077 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1980 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.2 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1981 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 427,645.0 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 99.623 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 289.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 2,466,763.693 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 11.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,046,788.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.1 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Oct 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 35.100 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 362.492 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 1,388.108 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1978 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 374,797.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 1,302,293.629 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1978 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 1.30 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 190.47 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1973 - Sep 2025
Deposits: Renminbi: Total Outstandings (RMB mn) 554,316.75 Mar 2018 monthly Feb 2004 - Mar 2018
HK: Loans & Advances: Total (HKD mn) 9,652,390.44 Mar 2018 monthly Dec 1978 - Mar 2018
HK: Residential Mortgage: Value: Outstanding Loans (OL) (HKD mn) 1,228,442.00 Mar 2018 monthly Dec 2000 - Mar 2018
HK: Residential Mortgage: Value: New Loans Made (HKD mn) 29,750.00 Mar 2018 monthly Dec 2000 - Mar 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 7.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
BTS: Expected Changes: Business Situation (BS): sa (%) -3.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
BTS: Expected Changes: BS: sa: Retail (%) -1.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026

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