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- In 2025, Hong Kong registered 31,714 births, a 14% decline from 2024.
- The figure is 3% below the 2022 pandemic low, underscoring demographic challenges as the population ages.
- Residents aged 65 and over will rise from 20% in 2021 to 31% by 2039.
- The government previously introduced measures including a HK$20,000 cash incentive per newborn to encourage childbirth.
- The Census and Statistics Department will confirm the birth figures in February.
