Hongkongers
Hongkongers (Chinese: 香港人), Hong Kongers, Hong Kongese, Hongkongese, Hong Kong citizens and Hong Kong people are demonyms that refer to the resident of Hong Kong, although they may also refer to others who were born and/or raised in the territory.
香港人 | |
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| Total population | |
| c. 7.413 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Hong Kong | 7,413,070 |
| Mainland China | 472,900 |
| United States | 330,000 |
| Canada | 213,855 |
| United Kingdom | 145,000 |
| Taiwan | 87,719 |
| Australia | 86,886 |
| Macau | 19,355 |
| Netherlands | 18,300 |
| Japan | 18,210 |
| Languages | |
| Hong Kong Cantonese (94.6%), Hong Kong English (53.2%), Mandarin (48.6%) | |
| Religion | |
| Non-religious with ancestral worship, Christianity, Chinese folk religion, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, minority Islam and other faiths | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Cantonese people, Macau people, Hoklos, Hakkas, Teochew people, Shanghainese people, Tankas | |
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The earliest inhabitants of Hong Kong are indigenous villagers such as the Punti and Tanka, who have inhabited the area prior to British colonization.
Though Hong Kong is home to a number of people of different racial and ethnic origins, the overwhelming majority of Hong Kongers are of Han Chinese descent. Many are Yue–speaking Cantonese peoples and trace their ancestral home to the adjacent province of Guangdong.
The territory is also home to other Han subgroups including the Hakka, Hoklo, Teochew (Chiuchow), Shanghainese, Sichuanese and Taiwanese. Meanwhile, non-Han Chinese Hongkongers such as the British, Filipinos, Indonesians, South Asians and Vietnamese also make up six percent of Hong Kong's population.