Most Teochew-speaking migrants immigrated to Hong Kong between the late 1940s and early 1970s, while migrants from Fujian (previously Southern Min speakers, and increasingly more Central Min and Northern Min speakers) have constituted a growing number of migrants since 1978.
Many Taishanese and Cantonese also migrated after 1949. Currently, the major Chinese groups include the Punti, Hakka, Cantonese (including Toishanese), Hoklo, and Tanka ().
Most Teochew-speaking migrants immigrated to Hong Kong between the late 1940s and early 1970s, while migrants from Fujian (previously Southern Min speakers, and increasingly more Central Min and Northern Min speakers) have constituted a growing number of migrants since 1978.
Most Teochew-speaking migrants immigrated to Hong Kong between the late 1940s and early 1970s, while migrants from Fujian (previously Southern Min speakers, and increasingly more Central Min and Northern Min speakers) have constituted a growing number of migrants since 1978.
According to Lingnan University professor Lisa Leung Yuk-ming, African settlement began in the 1990s.
However, the number of births doubled in the decade between 2001 and 2011, largely due to an increase in the number of children born in Hong Kong to women with residence in Mainland China.
In 2001 there were 7,810 births to Mainland women (16%) out of a total of 48,219 births.
It is estimated that 26.8% of the population will be aged 65 or more in 2033, up from 12.1% in 2005.
Hong Kong recorded 8.2 births per 1,000 people in 2005–2010. Ethnically, Hong Kong mainly consists of Han Chinese who constitute approximately 92% of the population.
In 2011, Hong Kong had a population of just over 7 million, with a density of approximately 6,300 people per square kilometer.
However, the number of births doubled in the decade between 2001 and 2011, largely due to an increase in the number of children born in Hong Kong to women with residence in Mainland China.
This makes Hong Kong the fourth most densely populated region in the world, after Macau, Monaco, and Singapore. == Ethnicity == ===Chinese=== According to the 2016 by-census, 92% of the Hong Kong population is ethnic Chinese.
At the same time, Hong Kong has one of the world's lowest birth rates—0.869 per woman of child-bearing age as of 2020, far below the replacement rate of 2.1.
Some Africans seeking to asylum travelled to Hong Kong as of June 2020.
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