Life expectancy at birth, total in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Life expectancy at birth, total was 85.39 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Hong Kong, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Hong Kong stood at 85.39 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Hong Kong peaked at 85.53 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.7 years, in 1960.
Hong Kong ranks 3rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.37 years | 65.7 years | 70.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.52 years | 70.93 years | 73.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.09 years | 74.65 years | 77.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.84 years | 77.37 years | 80.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.84 years | 80.87 years | 82.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.08 years | 82.96 years | 85.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.07 years | 83.66 years | 85.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 1 Monaco 86.5 years compare
- 2 San Marino 85.82 years compare
- 4 Kuwait 84.58 years compare
- 5 Switzerland 84.41 years compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 84.2 years compare
More health data for Hong Kong
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 23,630 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 51.5% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 15.6% (2025)
- Population, female 55.0% (2025)
- Population, male 3.38 million (2025)
- Population, male 45.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 25,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 27,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 26,457 (2025)
- Population, female 4.12 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Hong Kong?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Hong Kong was 85.39 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 85.53 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7 years in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.