Gender in Hong Kong

158 indicators covering gender for Hong Kong.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 85,162 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 8.0% 12th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 55.0% 2025 up 1.2% 1st
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 103.15 2024 down 1.8% 71st
Gender Development Index 0.976 2023 up 1.2% 82nd
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.976 2023 up 1.2% 82nd
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.976 2023 up 1.2% 82nd
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9638 2023 up 2.2% 7th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 26.0% 140th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.3947 % change on previous year 2023 up 22.0% 113th
Access to justice for women 0 2025 down 100.0% 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 16.0% 2025 up 1.8% 137th
Life Expectancy at Birth 85.39 2024 up 1.7% 3rd
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 38.49 2025 up 16.4% 58th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 107.16 2024 up 1.5% 34th
Sex ratio at birth 107.7 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.6% 11th
Sex ratio by age 32.23 males per 100 females 2023 up 56.6% 58th
Sex ratio at age 5 102.66 males per 100 females 2023 down 2.7% 178th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 107.7 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.6% 11th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 0.1% 2023 down 36.3% 231st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 36.5% 2023 up 3.5% 180th
Sex ratio at age 60 82.28 males per 100 females 2023 down 14.8% 203rd
Male population by age group 115,377 people 2023 down 25.9% 139th
Female population by age group 109,151 people 2023 down 24.3% 139th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 up 200.0% 76th
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 98th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 unchanged 73rd
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st