Gender in Hong Kong

158 indicators covering gender for Hong Kong.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 638.47 2030 down 24.4% 139th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year 2030 down 97.8% 180th
Population 6,614 2030 down 0.5% 102nd
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,614 2030 down 0.5% 102nd
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1704 % change on previous year 2030 down 158.4% 167th
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 19,031 2025 down 34.5% 138th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 20,496 2025 down 34.2% 138th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 19,442 2025 down 32.1% 138th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 20,967 2025 down 31.3% 138th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 19,926 2025 down 31.6% 138th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 21,484 2025 down 30.8% 138th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 21,495 2025 down 29.2% 138th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 23,174 2025 down 28.2% 138th
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 21,739 2025 down 28.0% 138th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 23,062 2025 down 27.7% 138th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 21,773 2025 down 24.1% 138th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 22,700 2025 down 24.9% 138th
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 44.87 2027 up 13.5% 51st
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.801 2025 down 10.7% 77th
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.787 2025 down 16.6% 61st
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.686 2025 down 16.5% 106th
Women's Political Participation Index 0.947 2025 up 0.7% 84th
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.801 2025 down 10.7% 77th
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.801 2025 down 10.7% 77th
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0.125 % change on previous year 2025 up 212.2% 65th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.801 2025 down 10.7% 77th
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 20th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 29.81 years 2024 up 4.7% 2nd
Life expectancy at age 60, male 19.06 years 2024 down 19.8% 94th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.8% 2024 up 0.7% 9th
Share of women who are married or in a union 0.7% 2021 up 42.2% 205th
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.3% 132nd
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 300.08 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 20.3% 21st
Women, Business and the Law Index 91.88 index (0–100) 2023 up 5.8% 37th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 down 12.8% 186th
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0009 units per person 2025 down 1.0% 12th
Labor force, female 1.94 million 2025 up 0.8% 88th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.2587 units per person 2025 down 2.0% 23rd
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.0% 159th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.1% 180th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.3% 164th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.9137 % change on previous year 2025 down 152.3% 178th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 53.4% 2050 up 10.5% 135th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 1,863 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.7% 3rd
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.7584 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.9% 3rd
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 6.33 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.6% 3rd
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.955 2023 up 2.9% 8th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st