Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Hong Kong, China: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.148 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China
0.2367 units per person
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th
Hong Kong, China rank
9th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Hong Kong, China
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.2367 units per person against 0.148 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0887 units per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.6 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Hong Kong, China ranks 9th of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Hong Kong, China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0655 units per person 0.0281 units per person 0.0374 units per person Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 0.0818 units per person 0.0518 units per person 0.03 units per person Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.086 units per person 0.0737 units per person 0.0124 units per person Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.0978 units per person 0.0978 units per person 0 units per person Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.1129 units per person 0.1214 units per person 0.0086 units per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.1177 units per person 0.1527 units per person 0.0349 units per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.1392 units per person 0.2121 units per person 0.0728 units per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.2367 units per person against 0.148 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Hong Kong, China?
0.0887 units per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Hong Kong, China?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Hong Kong, China rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Hong Kong, China ranks 9th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.