Fact · housing · 2025年12月止
Public housing general applications on waiting list
公屋輪候冊一般申請數目
Figure and reference date
106,300
106,300 宗
Notes and definition
HA PRH general application waiting list.
Other figures in this group (housing)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Housing.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average PRH waiting time (official definition) 公屋平均輪候時間（官方定義） | See the Housing Bureau’s latest published figure 見房屋局公布的最新時點數字 Defined as the average waiting time of general applicants allotted PRH in the past 12 months; it excludes non-elderly one-person applicants under the Quota and Points System. | 2026-09 | PRH applications and average waiting time |
| Permanent living quarters 永久性居住屋宇單位 | 3,106,000 3 106 000 Should not be compared directly with domestic household counts to infer vacancy. | 2025-09 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Public rental housing units 公共租住房屋單位 | 877,000 (28.2%) 877 000（佔 28.2%） | 2025-09 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Subsidised sale flats 資助出售單位 | 467,000 (15.0%) 467 000（佔 15.0%） | 2025-09 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Private permanent quarters 私人永久性屋宇單位 | 1,762,000 (56.7%) 1 762 000（佔 56.7%） | 2025-09 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Newly completed residential flats 新落成居住單位 | 41,700 41 700 個 | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| General public rental housing applications 一般出租公屋申請 | About 100,500 約 100 500 宗 | 2026-06 | Housing Bureau on public rental housing waiting time |
| Non-elderly one-person applications under QPS 配額及計分制非長者一人申請 | About 81,000 約 81 000 宗 | 2026-06 | Housing Bureau on public rental housing waiting time |
| Private domestic property price index (territory-wide) 私人住宅售價指數（全港） | 320.5 (August 2026, provisional) 320.5（2026年8月，暫定數字） Published monthly by the RVD (1999=100). The June 2026 figure was 323.2; the August index reflects month-on-month movement. | 2026-08 | Rating and Valuation Department: Property Market Statistics (Private Property Price & Rental Indices) |
| Private domestic property rental index (territory-wide) 私人住宅租金指數（全港） | 210.3 (August 2026) 210.3（2026年8月） Published monthly by the RVD (1999=100). The August figure is a record high. | 2026-08 | Rating and Valuation Department: Property Market Statistics (Private Property Price & Rental Indices) |
| Recorded total land area 已記錄土地總面積 | About 1,119 km² 約1 119 平方公里 Land area covered by the Planning Department Land Utilization statistics. | 2024 | Planning Department: Land Utilization in Hong Kong |
| Residential land 住宅用地 | About 80 km² (about 7%) 約80 平方公里（約7%） Planning Department 2024: private residential 27, public 18, village/rural 35 km². Residential land is about 7% of the recorded area. | 2024 | Planning Department: Land Utilization in Hong Kong |
26 more figures in this group are listed in Housing.
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Housing Authority: PRH waiting list statistics” (Housing Authority). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stock of allocated public rental housing units 已編配公共租住房屋單位總數 | 836,400 836,400 個 HA public rental housing unit stock. | 2026年3月 | Housing Authority: PRH waiting list statistics |
| Average waiting time for general PRH applicants 公屋一般申請者平均綜合輪候時間 | 5.1 years 5.1 年 Average comprehensive waiting time (target 4.5 years). | 2025年12月30日止 | Housing Authority: PRH waiting list statistics |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Public housing general applications on waiting list”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/housing-waiting-2025, data as at 2025年12月止 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈公屋輪候冊一般申請數目〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/housing-waiting-2025，資料時點 2025年12月止（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Housing Authority: PRH waiting list statistics
Housing Authority
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