Gender of the head of government in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Gender of the head of government was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
20th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 2017
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Gender of the head of government in Hong Kong, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, gender of the head of government in Hong Kong stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, gender of the head of government in Hong Kong peaked at 1 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
Hong Kong ranks 20th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender of the head of government in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 20 Afghanistan 0
- 20 Albania 0
- 20 Algeria 0
- 20 Angola 0
- 20 Argentina 0 compare
- 20 Armenia 0
- 20 Australia 0 compare
- 20 Austria 0 compare
- 20 Azerbaijan 0
- 20 Bahrain 0
- 20 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 20 Belarus 0
- 20 Belgium 0 compare
- 20 Benin 0
- 20 Bhutan 0
- 20 Bolivia 0 compare
- 20 Botswana 0
- 20 Brazil 0 compare
- 20 Bulgaria 0 compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0
- 20 Burundi 0 compare
- 20 Cambodia 0
- 20 Cameroon 0
- 20 Canada 0
- 20 Cape Verde 0
- 20 Central African Republic 0 compare
- 20 Chad 0
- 20 Chile 0 compare
- 20 China 0 compare
- 20 Colombia 0
- 20 Comoros 0
- 20 Congo 0
- 20 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 20 Croatia 0 compare
- 20 Cuba 0
- 20 Cyprus 0
- 20 Czechia 0
- 20 Djibouti 0
- 20 Dominican Republic 0
- 20 East Timor 0
- 20 Ecuador 0
- 20 Egypt 0
- 20 El Salvador 0 compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 20 Eritrea 0
- 20 Estonia 0 compare
- 20 Eswatini 0
- 20 Ethiopia 0 compare
- 20 Fiji 0
- 20 Finland 0 compare
- 20 France 0 compare
- 20 Gabon 0 compare
- 20 Gambia 0
- 20 Georgia 0
- 20 Germany 0 compare
- 20 Ghana 0
- 20 Greece 0
- 20 Guatemala 0
- 20 Guinea 0
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 20 Guyana 0 compare
- 20 Haiti 0 compare
- 20 Hungary 0
- 20 India 0 compare
- 20 Indonesia 0 compare
- 20 Iran 0
- 20 Iraq 0
- 20 Ireland 0
- 20 Israel 0 compare
- 20 Jamaica 0 compare
- 20 Jordan 0
- 20 Kazakhstan 0
- 20 Kenya 0
- 20 Kuwait 0
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 20 Laos 0
- 20 Lebanon 0
- 20 Lesotho 0
- 20 Liberia 0 compare
- 20 Libya 0
- 20 Luxembourg 0
- 20 Madagascar 0
- 20 Malawi 0 compare
- 20 Malaysia 0
- 20 Maldives 0
- 20 Mali 0 compare
- 20 Malta 0
- 20 Mauritania 0
- 20 Mauritius 0
- 20 Moldova 0 compare
- 20 Mongolia 0
- 20 Montenegro 0
- 20 Morocco 0
- 20 Mozambique 0
- 20 Myanmar 0 compare
- 20 Netherlands 0
- 20 New Zealand 0 compare
- 20 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 20 Niger 0
- 20 Nigeria 0
- 20 North Korea 0
- 20 North Macedonia 0
- 20 Norway 0 compare
- 20 Oman 0
- 20 Pakistan 0 compare
- 20 Palestine 0
- 20 Panama 0 compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 0
- 20 Paraguay 0
- 20 Peru 0 compare
- 20 Philippines 0 compare
- 20 Poland 0 compare
- 20 Portugal 0 compare
- 20 Qatar 0
- 20 Romania 0 compare
- 20 Russia 0
- 20 Rwanda 0 compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 0
- 20 Senegal 0 compare
- 20 Serbia 0 compare
- 20 Seychelles 0
- 20 Sierra Leone 0
- 20 Singapore 0
- 20 Slovak Republic 0 compare
- 20 Slovenia 0 compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 0
- 20 Somalia 0
- 20 South Africa 0
- 20 Korea 0 compare
- 20 South Sudan 0
- 20 Spain 0
- 20 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 20 Sudan 0
- 20 Sweden 0 compare
- 20 Syria 0
- 20 Taiwan 0
- 20 Tajikistan 0
- 20 Thailand 0 compare
- 20 Togo 0 compare
- 20 Türkiye 0 compare
- 20 Turkmenistan 0
- 20 Uganda 0
- 20 United Arab Emirates 0
- 20 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 20 United States 0
- 20 Uruguay 0
- 20 Uzbekistan 0
- 20 Vanuatu 0
- 20 Vatican 0
- 20 Venezuela 0
- 20 Vietnam 0
- 20 Yemen 0
- 20 Zambia 0
- 20 Zimbabwe 0
More gender data for Hong Kong
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 638.47 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,614 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,614 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1704 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 19,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 20,496 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 19,442 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 20,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 19,926 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender of the head of government in Hong Kong?
- Gender of the head of government in Hong Kong was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender of the head of government recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gender of the head of government recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Hong Kong rank for gender of the head of government?
- Hong Kong ranks 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender of the head of government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Denotes whether the head of government in office on December 31 is a woman.