Representation of women in the judiciary in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Representation of women in the judiciary was 0.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.78
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.78
in 2023
All-time low
0.72
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Representation of women in the judiciary in Hong Kong, 2020–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, representation of women in the judiciary in Hong Kong stood at 0.78. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% over five years.
Hong Kong ranks 35th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in the judiciary in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.72 | — |
| 2021 | 0.76 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.78 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.78 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.78 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.85, 92% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
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 representation of women in the judiciary in Hong Kong?
- Representation of women in the judiciary in Hong Kong was 0.78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.78 in 2023.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the judiciary recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.72 in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong rank for representation of women in the judiciary?
- Hong Kong ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the judiciary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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