Fact · housing · 2025-09
Private permanent quarters
私人永久性屋宇單位
Figure and reference date
1,762,000 (56.7%)
1 762 000（佔 56.7%）
Notes and definition
No English note has been written for this figure yet. The value and its source are registered, but the compilers have not yet set out what the figure covers in English. Do not treat the absence of a note as “no caveat”: read the official document linked above, or the Chinese page (which may carry a note).
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 |
| 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 |
| Share of land under country parks and special areas 郊野公園及特別地區佔土地面積 | About 40% 約40% Combining Land Utilization with AFCD area figures, country parks and special areas cover about 40% of Hong Kong land. | 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: “Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition” (Census and Statistics Department). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population density, Hong Kong Island 香港島人口密度 | 14,540 persons per km² 每平方公里 14 540 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Population density, Kowloon 九龍人口密度 | 47,780 persons per km² 每平方公里 47 780 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Population density, New Territories and Islands 新界及離島人口密度 | 4,250 persons per km² 每平方公里 4 250 人 Mid-year. Excludes marine population and reservoir areas. | 2025-06 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Number of households 住戶數目 | 2,778,100 2 778 100 | 2025 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Total land area 陸地總面積 | 1,114.6 km² 1 114.6 平方公里 Year-end figure. GovHK Fact Sheet states 1,114.57 km². | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Hong Kong Island land area 香港島陸地面積 | 80.7 km² 80.7 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| Kowloon land area 九龍陸地面積 | 46.9 km² 46.9 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
| New Territories and Islands land area 新界及離島陸地面積 | 986.9 km² 986.9 平方公里 | 2025-12 | Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition |
74 more figures come from the same document; see Housing.
Verified questions that cite this figure
Why is housing in Hong Kong so expensive?
Three structural reasons: developable land is scarce (about 40% of land is country park and green belt, much of the rest is hilly), private housing dominates the stock while public supply is bound by construction cycles, and low rates plus cross-border demand have capitalised heavily into prices.
Why is the cost of living in Hong Kong so high?
It is rents and services that are expensive rather than everything: the Composite CPI stood at 108.9 in 2025. Rent, labour cost and shop rents drive local service prices.
Are home prices in Hong Kong expensive? How much does it cost to buy a first flat?
Hong Kong private domestic prices have long ranked among the least affordable in the world. Figures from the Rating and Valuation Department and the Transport and Logistics Bureau show that the down-payment hurdle depends on size, district, loan-to-value ratio and household income, typically requiring a decade or more of savings for an average household.
Why does the site lack private-sector average salaries, flat prices and rent trends?
The site keeps to the rule that every figure must carry a source and a reference date, and that unverified data is left blank. Private-sector salaries, flat transactions and rents, and floor plans are private-market data without unified official coverage, so the site deliberately avoids guessing or recording them.
Of Hong Kong’s total land area, about four-tenths is protected within country parks and special areas. Actually developable land is published by C&SD and the Planning Department, and total buildings and housing stock have official sources.
Who owns the land in Hong Kong, and how does the government grant it?
All land in Hong Kong is legally owned by the State (the HKSAR) and the government grants usage rights through leases of various terms to private parties, institutions and government departments. In 2025 private permanent quarters numbered about 1,762,000 (56.7%), public rental housing 877,000 (28.2%) and subsidised sale flats 467,000 (15.0%).
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How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Private permanent quarters”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/quarters-private-2025, data as at 2025-09 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈私人永久性屋宇單位〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/quarters-private-2025，資料時點 2025-09（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Hong Kong in Figures, 2026 Edition
Census and Statistics Department
Official document dated 2026-04; last checked by this site 2026-09-05.
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