How does Hong Kong rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?

Hong Kong ranks 40th out of 40 regions with data for 2023.

Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Hong Kong?

Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Hong Kong data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hong Kong

Name: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hong Kong
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Hong Kong: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 12.97 births per million people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

12.97 births per million people

Change on year

down 6.0%

Rank

40th

of 40 regions

All-time high

49.67 births per million people

in 1982

All-time low

12.97 births per million people

in 2023

Years of data

1971–2023

Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hong Kong, 1971–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.

Analysis

Hong Kong recorded 12.97 births per million people for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hong Kong peaked at 49.67 births per million people in 1982 and was at its lowest, 12.97 births per million people, in 2023.

Hong Kong ranks 40th of 40 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	46.12 births per million people	43.57 births per million people	48.88 births per million people	9
1980s	44.58 births per million people	37.67 births per million people	49.67 births per million people	10
1990s	33.13 births per million people	23.25 births per million people	39.59 births per million people	10
2000s	28.83 births per million people	21.75 births per million people	39.19 births per million people	10
2010s	28.32 births per million people	20.63 births per million people	40.06 births per million people	10
2020s	15.18 births per million people	12.97 births per million people	19.48 births per million people	4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

37 Spain 19.05 births per million people compare
38 Japan 17.27 births per million people compare
39 South Korea 14.62 births per million people compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

More population data for Hong Kong

World population growth -2.5% (2100)
Population density 1,981 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 30,373 people (2100)
Population growth rate, by level of development -2.5% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 0.841 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 0.841 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 260 people (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 0.841 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 0.717 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 0.7136 children per women (2023)

All data for Hong Kong →

Frequently asked questions

What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hong Kong?: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Hong Kong was 12.97 births per million people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Hong Kong?: The highest recorded value was 49.67 births per million people in 1982.
What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Hong Kong?: The lowest recorded value was 12.97 births per million people in 2023.
How does Hong Kong rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?: Hong Kong ranks 40th out of 40 regions with data for 2023.
Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Hong Kong?: Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Unit: births per million people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 40 places, 3,607 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.