Life expectancy by sex in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Life expectancy by sex was 88.13 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
88.13 years
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
88.24 years
in 2019
All-time low
61.41 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Hong Kong, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by sex in Hong Kong is 88.13 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Hong Kong peaked at 88.24 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.41 years, in 1950.
Hong Kong ranks 2nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 61.41 years | — |
| 1951 | 62.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 63.38 years | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 64.41 years | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 65.44 years | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 66.29 years | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 67.04 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 67.67 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 68.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 68.91 years | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 69.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 70.24 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 70.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 71.42 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 71.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 72.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 72.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 73.43 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 73.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 74.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 74.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 74.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 75.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 75.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 75.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 76.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 76.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 76.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 76.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 76.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 77.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 77.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 77.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 78.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 78.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 78.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 79.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 79.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 79.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 80.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 80.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 80.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 80.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 81.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 81.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 82.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 82.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 83.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 83.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 84.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 84.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 84.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 84.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 84.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 85.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.95 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 86.73 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.12 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 88.13 years | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.52 years | 61.41 years | 68.91 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.07 years | 69.56 years | 74.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.79 years | 74.62 years | 76.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.72 years | 77.16 years | 80.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.89 years | 80.36 years | 83.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.6 years | 83.72 years | 85.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.96 years | 85.8 years | 88.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.98 years | 86.12 years | 88.13 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 1 Monaco 88.5 years compare
- 3 Japan 87.74 years compare
- 4 South Korea 87.16 years compare
- 5 San Marino 87.1 years compare
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2044)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -2.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3992 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.2539 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Hong Kong?
- Life expectancy by sex in Hong Kong was 88.13 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 88.24 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.41 years in 1950.
- How does Hong Kong rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Hong Kong ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.