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Foreign domestic helpers

Hong Kong · end-of-year totals

Foreign domestic helpers, end of 2025
378,830
From the Philippines
205,764
From Indonesia
163,718
Helpers378,8302025
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong

Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong at the end of each year.

Foreign domestic helpers

200k399k2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
200k399k201620182020202220242025
Data table
2016351,513
2017369,651
2018386,075
2019399,320
2020373,884
2021339,451
2022338,189
2023356,231
2024367,971
2025378,830
End of yearPhilippinesIndonesiaOthersTotal
2025205,764163,7189,348378,830
2024202,972155,5779,422367,971
2023199,516147,5979,118356,231
2022190,059139,9618,169338,189
2021191,783140,0577,611339,451
2020207,402157,8028,680373,884
2019219,073170,8289,419399,320
2018210,897165,9079,271386,075
2017201,090159,6138,948369,651
2016189,105154,0738,335351,513
Source: Immigration Department, Hong Kong SAR Government — statistics published on DATA.GOV.HK (free for commercial and non-commercial use)Data as at 2025

By nationality

End of 2025.

Foreign domestic helpers, end of 2025
  1. Philippines205,764
  2. Indonesia163,718
  3. Others9,348
From the Philippines, 2025
54.3%
From Indonesia, 2025
43.2%
Source: Immigration Department, Hong Kong SAR Government — statistics published on DATA.GOV.HK (free for commercial and non-commercial use)Data as at 2025

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