Domains
| Year | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| % | 13.60 | 11.60 | 11.40 | 12.60 | 13 | 12.90 | 12.70 | 13.20 |
| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| % | 12.60 | 13 | 12.60 | 14.30 | 14.90 | 14.50 | 15 | 14.70 |
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| % | 15.20 | 15.20 | 14.70 | 15.10 | 15.20 | 15.60 | 15.90 | 15.30 |
| Year | 2018 | |||||||
| % | 15.70 |
Operational Definitions
The percentage of persons aged 65 and over belonging to one-person domestic households, based on the General Household Survey which covers the land-based non-institutional population of Hong Kong.
Footnote
All figures are collected from Census and Statistics Department since 1986.
According to C&SD (25Sep2009), starting from the year 2001, annual figures derived from the General Household Survey (GHS) may be different from those in the earlier edition. For the previous edition, the annual figures are compiled based on the average data for the four quarters of the year concerned. Starting from this edition, these statistics are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned as well as mid-year population estimates.
According to C&SD (25Sep2009), starting from the year 2001, annual figures derived from the General Household Survey (GHS) may be different from those in the earlier edition. For the previous edition, the annual figures are compiled based on the average data for the four quarters of the year concerned. Starting from this edition, these statistics are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned as well as mid-year population estimates.
