Appendix 10 - Number of Hong Kong Identity Cards Issued


  2018 2019 2020
Permanent Identity Card 386,523
(-0.25%)
1,995,063
(+416.16%)
1,039,977
(-47.87%)
Non-permanent Identity Card 192,548
(+0.32%)
308,072
(+60.00%)
97,891
(-68.22%)
Total 579,071
(-0.06%)
2,303,135[Remark 1]
(+297.73%)
1,137,868[Remark 2]
(-50.59%)

Note(s):

Remark(s):

  1. 1,705,076 new smart Hong Kong Identity Cards were issued under the Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise.
  2. 823,878 new smart Hong Kong Identity Cards were issued under the Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise.