Domains
| Year | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| No. | 162000 | 177000 | 166083 | 149340 | 149672 | 131160 | 113203 | 109633 |
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| No. | 95792 | 91578 | 90240 | 92556 | 94077 | 106575 | 110842 | 111264 |
| Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| No. | 125300 | 145000 | 152400 | 189500 | 228400 | 248100 | 278500 | 284800 |
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||
| No. | 275900 | 272300 |
Operational Definitions
The number of waiting list applicants for Housing Authority rental flats.
Footnote
All figures are collected from Hong Kong Housing Authority since 1991. Figures for 1981 and 1986 are extracted from Annual Report of the Housing Authority. Figures for the years of 1991, 1996, 1997 and 1998 refer to the position as at end of December.
