What is life expectancy in Hong Kong?

Life expectancy in Hong Kong was 85.51 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Hong Kong?

The highest recorded value was 85.51 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Hong Kong?

The lowest recorded value was 57.82 years in 1950.

How does Hong Kong rank for life expectancy?

Hong Kong ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Hong Kong?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Hong Kong data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Hong Kong

Name: Life expectancy in Hong Kong
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Hong Kong: Life expectancy was 85.51 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

85.51 years

Change on year

up 2.4%

World rank

3rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

85.51 years

in 2023

All-time low

57.82 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Hong Kong, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Hong Kong recorded 85.51 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Hong Kong peaked at 85.51 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.82 years, in 1950.

That places Hong Kong 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	61.94 years	57.82 years	65.39 years	10
1960s	68.68 years	66.15 years	71.03 years	10
1970s	72.58 years	71.27 years	73.9 years	10
1980s	75.91 years	74.25 years	77.23 years	10
1990s	78.89 years	77.45 years	80.39 years	10
2000s	81.62 years	80.7 years	82.59 years	10
2010s	84.05 years	82.86 years	85.26 years	10
2020s	84.7 years	83.49 years	85.51 years	4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

1 Monaco 86.37 years compare
2 San Marino 85.71 years compare
4 Japan 84.71 years compare
5 South Korea 84.33 years compare
6 Saint Barthelemy 84.29 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Hong Kong →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Hong Kong?: Life expectancy in Hong Kong was 85.51 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Hong Kong?: The highest recorded value was 85.51 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Hong Kong?: The lowest recorded value was 57.82 years in 1950.
How does Hong Kong rank for life expectancy?: Hong Kong ranks 3rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Hong Kong?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.