Sex ratio in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.06
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
145th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.15
in 1951
All-time low
1.04
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China is 1.06, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.15 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1.04, in 2021.
Hong Kong, China ranks 145th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.15 | — |
| 1951 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.14 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.14 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.13 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0171 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0168 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1576 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Hong Kong, China was 1.06 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1951.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 in 2021.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.