Hong Kong, China vs Upper middle income: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Hong Kong, China
0.2367 units per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.1191 units per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
12th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Upper middle income
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.2367 units per person against 0.1191 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.1176 units per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0281 units per person 0.038 units per person 0.0099 units per person Upper middle income
1970s 0.0518 units per person 0.0411 units per person 0.0107 units per person Hong Kong, China
1980s 0.0737 units per person 0.0469 units per person 0.0268 units per person Hong Kong, China
1990s 0.0978 units per person 0.0557 units per person 0.0421 units per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 0.1214 units per person 0.0692 units per person 0.0522 units per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 0.1527 units per person 0.0851 units per person 0.0676 units per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 0.2121 units per person 0.1111 units per person 0.101 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, Hong Kong, China or Upper middle income?
Hong Kong, China, at 0.2367 units per person against 0.1191 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income?
0.1176 units per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Upper middle income rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 217 countries.
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.