What is birth rate in Hong Kong?

Birth rate in Hong Kong was 5.55 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Hong Kong?

The highest recorded value was 40.08 births per 1,000 people in 1951.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Hong Kong?

The lowest recorded value was 5.55 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Hong Kong rank for birth rate?

Hong Kong ranks 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Hong Kong?

Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Hong Kong data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Hong Kong

Name: Birth rate in Hong Kong
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Hong Kong: Birth rate was 5.55 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

5.55 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

232nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

40.08 births per 1,000 people

in 1951

All-time low

5.55 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate in Hong Kong, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate in Hong Kong stood at 5.55 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Hong Kong peaked at 40.08 births per 1,000 people in 1951 and was at its lowest, 5.55 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Hong Kong ranks 232nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	38.66 births per 1,000 people	36.96 births per 1,000 people	40.08 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	30.53 births per 1,000 people	14.82 births per 1,000 people	39.78 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	18.16 births per 1,000 people	16.84 births per 1,000 people	19.48 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	15.27 births per 1,000 people	13.36 births per 1,000 people	17.39 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	11.98 births per 1,000 people	9.2 births per 1,000 people	13.43 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	8.68 births per 1,000 people	8.01 births per 1,000 people	9.43 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	10.21 births per 1,000 people	8.91 births per 1,000 people	11.2 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	6.26 births per 1,000 people	5.55 births per 1,000 people	7.41 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

229 Puerto Rico (US) 5.82 births per 1,000 people compare
230 Taiwan 5.68 births per 1,000 people compare
231 Ukraine 5.62 births per 1,000 people compare
233 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.23 births per 1,000 people compare
234 Saint Barthelemy 4.82 births per 1,000 people compare
235 Korea, Rep. 4.57 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 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 birth rate in Hong Kong?: Birth rate in Hong Kong was 5.55 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Hong Kong?: The highest recorded value was 40.08 births per 1,000 people in 1951.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Hong Kong?: The lowest recorded value was 5.55 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Hong Kong rank for birth rate?: Hong Kong ranks 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Hong Kong?: Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.