Hong Kong SAR, China HIGH-INCOME NON-OECD Population (millions, 2009) Population growth (avg. annual %, 2000–09) Population density (people per km2, 2008) Labor force (millions, 2008) Unemployment rate (% of labor force, 2008) Urban population (% of pop., 2009) Surface area (1,000 km2, 2008) GNI (US$ billions, 2009) GNI per capita, Atlas method (US$, 2008) GDP growth (avg. annual %, 2004–08) Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of pop., 2005) Age dependency ratio (2009)
7.0 0.6 6,696.4 3.7 3.5 100.0 1.1 215.6 31,420 6.3 — 32.8
Migration EMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■
Stock of emigrants: 719.3 thousands Stock of emigrants as percentage of population: 10.2% Top destination countries: Canada; the United States; the United Kingdom; Australia; Macao SAR, China; the Netherlands; New Zealand; Singapore; Ireland; France
SKILLED EMIGRATION, 2000 ■ ■
Emigration rate of tertiary-educated population: 28.8% Emigration of physicians: 3,833 or 30.4% of physicians trained in the country (Source: Bhargava, Docquier, and Moullan 2010)
IMMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Stock of immigrants: 2,741.8 thousands Stock of immigrants as percentage of population: 38.8% Females as percentage of immigrants: 57.0% Refugees as percentage of immigrants: 0.0% Top source countries: China; Macao SAR, China
Remittances 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010e
Inward remittance flowsa of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers
120
240
297
294
317
355
338
369
— 120 —
— 240 —
— 297 —
— 294 —
— 317 —
— 355 —
— — —
— — —
Outward remittance flows of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers
317
321
348
377
388
393
402
—
— 317 —
— 321 —
— 348 —
— 377 —
— 388 —
— 393 —
— — —
— — —
US$ millions
a. For comparison: net FDI inflows US$63.0 bn, total international reserves US$182.5 bn, exports of goods and services US$457.5 bn in 2008.
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