Fact · foreign-domestic-helpers · 2024
FDHs in Hong Kong
在港外籍家庭傭工
Figure and reference date
over 360,000 (Filipino ~55%, Indonesian ~42%)
約 36 萬人（菲約55%、印尼約42%）
Notes and definition
ImmD annual report and LegCo research: about 368,000.
Other figures in this group (foreign-domestic-helpers)
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| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDH Minimum Allowable Wage (MAW) 外籍家庭傭工最低允許工資（MAW） | HK$5,100 per month (from 30 Sep 2025) 每月 5,100 港元（2025年9月30日起） | 2025-09-30 | Press release: Foreign Domestic Helper prevailing wage and food allowance |
| FDH food allowance 外籍家庭傭工膳食津貼 | At least HK$1,236 per month (2025) 每月不少於 1,236 港元（2025年起） | 2025-09-30 | Press release: Foreign Domestic Helper prevailing wage and food allowance |
| FDH minimum allowable wage (recent years) 外傭最低允許工資（近年） | 2023 4,870, 2024 4,990, 2025 5,100, 2026 5,220 2023-$4,870、2024-$4,990、2025-$5,100、2026-$5,220 Monthly; frozen at 4,630 in 2021, raised to 4,730 in 2022. | 2026 | Press release: Foreign Domestic Helper prevailing wage and food allowance |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “FDHs in Hong Kong”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/fdh-total-2024, data as at 2024 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈在港外籍家庭傭工〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/fdh-total-2024，資料時點 2024（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Immigration Department annual report (FDH statistics)
Immigration Department
The official document carries no registered publication date, so only the retrieval date 2026-10-11 is given — no publication year is invented.
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