Hong Kong vs Japan: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Hong Kong
85.51 years
in 2023
Japan
84.71 years
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
3rd
Japan rank
4th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 85.51 years against 84.71 years in Japan, a difference of 0.8 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.94 years | 64.23 years | 2.29 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 68.68 years | 70.1 years | 1.43 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 72.58 years | 74.16 years | 1.58 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 75.91 years | 77.66 years | 1.75 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 78.89 years | 79.87 years | 0.9805 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 81.62 years | 82.1 years | 0.4829 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 84.05 years | 83.66 years | 0.3862 years | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 84.7 years | 84.5 years | 0.1995 years | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Hong Kong or Japan?
- Hong Kong, at 85.51 years against 84.71 years in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 0.8 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.