Life expectancy at age 60, male in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 19.06 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Hong Kong, China is 19.06 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 25.91 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.12 years, in 1960.
Hong Kong, China ranks 94th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.12 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.38 years | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 13.64 years | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 13.91 years | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 14.16 years | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 14.41 years | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 14.6 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 14.78 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 14.91 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 15.07 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 15.25 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 15.45 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 15.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 15.83 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 16 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 16.16 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 16.31 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 16.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 16.62 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 16.83 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 17.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 17.32 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 17.54 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 17.75 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 17.94 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 18.26 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 18.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 18.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 18.61 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 18.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 18.86 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 19.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 19.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 19.45 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 19.71 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 20.02 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 20.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 20.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 20.72 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 20.94 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 21.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 21.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 21.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 21.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 21.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 21.83 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 22.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 22.2 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 22.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 22.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 22.82 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 23.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 23.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 23.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 23.76 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 24.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.35 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.66 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 24.92 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 24.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 25.91 years | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 23.56 years | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 25.42 years | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 19.06 years | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.2 years | 13.12 years | 15.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.05 years | 15.25 years | 16.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.03 years | 17.07 years | 18.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.88 years | 18.86 years | 20.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.84 years | 21.17 years | 22.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.85 years | 22.82 years | 24.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.78 years | 19.06 years | 25.91 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More gender data for Hong Kong, China
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 21,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 21,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 23,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Hong Kong, China?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Hong Kong, China was 19.06 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, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 25.91 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.12 years in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 94th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.