Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 36.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
36.5%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
180th
of 236 countries
All-time high
42.2%
in 2021
All-time low
33.7%
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Hong Kong, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 36.5% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Hong Kong peaked at 42.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1957.
Hong Kong ranks 180th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 35.2% | — |
| 1951 | 34.9% | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 34.5% | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 34.1% | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 33.7% | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 33.7% | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 33.7% | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 34.2% | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 34.7% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 34.6% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 34.7% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 35.0% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 34.7% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 34.5% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 34.5% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 34.6% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 34.7% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 34.9% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 35.2% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 35.6% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 35.8% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 36.3% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 36.6% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 36.6% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 36.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.2% | 33.7% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.6% | 34.2% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.2% | 34.5% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.9% | 36.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 36.2% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 35.3% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 35.1% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 36.5% | 42.2% | 4 |
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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)
- 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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Hong Kong?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Hong Kong was 36.5% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1957.
- How does Hong Kong rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Hong Kong ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.