Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 29.81 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.81 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
29.88 years
in 2019
All-time low
18.92 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Hong Kong, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 29.81 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Hong Kong peaked at 29.88 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.92 years, in 1960.
Hong Kong ranks 2nd 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.92 years | — |
| 1961 | 19.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 19.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 19.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 19.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 19.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 19.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 19.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 20.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 20.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 20.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 20.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 20.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 20.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 20.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 20.96 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 20.95 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 20.95 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 21 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 21.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 21.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 21.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 21.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 21.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 21.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 22.16 years | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 22.53 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 22.9 years | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 22.85 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 22.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 23.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 23.31 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 23.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 23.86 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 24.22 years | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 24.52 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 24.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 24.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 25.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 25.46 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 25.74 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 26.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 26.19 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 26.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 26.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 26.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 26.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 26.94 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.13 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 27.35 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 27.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 27.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 28.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 28.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.67 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 28.94 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 29.29 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 29.59 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.88 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 28.49 years | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 28.27 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 27.72 years | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 29.74 years | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 29.81 years | +0.3% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 29.81 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 29.81 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.6 years | 18.92 years | 20.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.87 years | 20.48 years | 21.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.07 years | 21.2 years | 22.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.3 years | 23.11 years | 25.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.53 years | 25.74 years | 27.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.67 years | 27.6 years | 29.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.81 years | 27.72 years | 29.81 years | 5 |
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 life expectancy at age 60, female in Hong Kong?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Hong Kong was 29.81 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 29.88 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.92 years in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.