{"id":"hk-censtatd-census_geo-2016-population-bycensus-su-by-dcd","title":"2016 Population By-census (Statistics of Subdivided Units by District Council District)","description":"This 2016 Population By-census dataset contains statistics on population residing in subdivided units in the 18 District Council districts in 2016. The dataset also contains the boundaries of individual District Council districts. Since 1961, a population census has been conducted in Hong Kong every 10 years and a by-census in the middle of the intercensal period. The 2016 Population By-census, which was conducted in June to August 2016, provides benchmark statistics on the socio-economic characteristics of the Hong Kong population vital to the planning and policy formulation of the government.","publisher":{"id":"88e98d98-89b0-437d-a95a-1dd00ba44454","name":"Census and Statistics Department"},"categories":[{"id":"population","name":"Population"}],"tags":[],"resources":[{"id":"b8bece18-c5e2-4bf4-8cbc-3a17dab9cbb7","name":"2016 Population By-census (Statistics of Subdivided Units by District Council District) (CSDI Portal)","description":"2016 Population By-census (Statistics of Subdivided Units by District Council District)","url":"https://portal.csdi.gov.hk/geoportal/?datasetId=censtatd_rcd_1635932488538_10765","format":"API","language":"en, zh-Hant, zh-Hans","updated":"2026-04-17T16:54:39.550655"}],"sourceUrl":"https://data.gov.hk/en-data/api/3/action/package_show?id=hk-censtatd-census_geo-2016-population-bycensus-su-by-dcd","updated":"2026-04-17T16:54:39.535838","retrievedAt":"2026-10-20T22:31:00.105Z","license":"","licenseUrl":""}