Human Development Index: males vs. females in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Human Development Index: males vs. females was 0.9638 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Hong Kong, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.9638 for human development index: males vs. females in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index: males vs. females in Hong Kong peaked at 0.9702 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7841, in 1990.
That places Hong Kong 7th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index: males vs. females in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7841 | — |
| 1991 | 0.7918 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8008 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8112 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8192 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8254 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8324 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8417 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8473 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.854 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8612 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8684 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8747 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8813 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8862 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8928 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8988 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9117 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9245 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9264 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9289 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9348 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9401 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9431 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9467 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9504 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9516 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.955 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9598 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9623 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.965 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9702 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.96 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9638 | +0.4% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.9638 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9189, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.9638 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7451, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8208 | 0.7841 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8926 | 0.8612 | 0.9264 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9473 | 0.9289 | 0.9623 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9647 | 0.96 | 0.9702 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
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 human development index: males vs. females in Hong Kong?
- Human development index: males vs. females in Hong Kong was 0.9638 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9702 in 2021.
- What is the lowest human development index: males vs. females recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7841 in 1990.
- How does Hong Kong rank for human development index: males vs. females?
- Hong Kong ranks 7th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index: males vs. females 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 UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index: males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development. Only male population is considered.