IMMD Annual Report 2024
 

Appendix 9 - Number of Hong Kong Identity Cards Issued


2022 2023 2024
Permanent Identity Card 1,718,273
(-8.3%)		 1,080,054
(-37.1%)		 607,623
(-43.7%)
Non-permanent Identity Card 297,336
(+13.7%)		 325,282
(+9.4%)		 390,455
(+20.0%)
Total 2,015,609[Remark 1]
(-5.6%)		 1,405,336[Remark 2]
(-30.3%)		 998,078[Remark 3]
(-29.0%)

Note(s):

  • Figures in brackets denote percentage changes over the preceding year.

Remark(s):

  1. Among which 1,625,925 new smart Hong Kong Identity Cards were issued under the Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise.
  2. Among which 348,762 new smart Hong Kong Identity Cards were issued under the Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise (concluded on 3 March 2023), and 12,627 identity cards were issued under the 'On-site Identity Card Replacement Service'.
  3. Among which 13,340 identity cards were issued under the 'On-site Identity Card Replacement Service'.