Strength of the Civil Service (as at 31 March 2024)
(excluding Judges and Judicial Officers, ICAC officers and locally engaged staff working in Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices outside Hong Kong)
By age groups and sex
| Age Group | Sex | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | (%) | |
| Aged under 25 | 1 603 | 677 | 2 280 | (1.3) |
| Aged 25 to below 35 | 30 737 | 17 882 | 48 619 | (28.1) |
| Aged 35 to below 45 | 31 777 | 19 035 | 50 812 | (29.4) |
| Aged 45 to below 55 | 28 559 | 16 930 | 45 489 | (26.3) |
| Aged 55 & over | 13 523 | 12 389 | 25 912 | (15.0) |
| Total | 106 199 | 66 913 | 173 112 | (100.0) |
| (%) | (61.3) | (38.7) | (100.0) | |
By terms of appointment
| Terms of Appointment (Notes 1 to 6) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | Overseas | Common | New | Total (%) | |
| Total | 46 963 | 29 | 1 145 | 124 975 | 173 112 |
| (%) | (27.1) | (*) | (0.7) | (72.2) | (100.0) |
By salary groups and terms of appointment
| Salary Group | Terms of Appointment (Notes 1 to 6) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | Overseas | Common | New | Total | (%) | |
| Directorate Pay Scale or equivalent |
1 013 |
4 | 35 | 353 | 1 405 | (0.8) |
| Master Pay Scale | 29 103 | 0 | 312 | 78 804 | 108 219 | (62.5) |
| Police Pay Scale (Points 1-54b) | 10 025 | 25 | 230 | 16 914 | 27 194 | (15.7) |
| Disciplined Services (Officer) and (Rank & File) Pay Scales |
6 557 | 0 | 567 | 22 240 | 29 364 | (17.0) |
| Model Scale 1 Pay Scale | 265 | 0 | 1 | 6 414 | 6 680 | (3.9) |
| Training Pay Scale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 250 | (0.1) |
| Total | 46 963 | 29 | 1 145 | 124 975 | 173 112 | (100.0) |
| (%) | (27.1) | (*) | (0.7) | (72.2) | (100.0) | |
Notes:
- "Local" refers to the set of terms offered to a local officer appointed before the introduction of common terms.
- "Overseas" refers to the set of terms offered to an overseas officer appointed before the introduction of common terms.
- "Common" refers to a common set of terms of appointment and conditions of service applicable to new appointees to the Civil Service on civil service terms and conditions who are offered appointment on or after 1 January 1999 and before 1 June 2000.
- "New" refers to new sets of terms of appointment and conditions of service applicable to new appointees to the Civil Service on civil service terms and conditions who are offered appointment on or after 1 June 2000.
- (%) denotes percentage to total. (These figures may not add up exactly to the total due to rounding.)
- (*) denotes percentage less than 0.05%.