Life expectancy at birth, female in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Life expectancy at birth, female was 88.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Hong Kong, China is 88.22 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 88.22 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.56 years, in 1960.
That places Hong Kong, China 2nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.56 years | — |
| 1961 | 70.24 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 70.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 71.42 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 71.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 72.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 72.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 73.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 73.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 74.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 74.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 75.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 75.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 75.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 76.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 76.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 76.19 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 76.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 76.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 76.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 77.87 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 78.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 78.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 78.38 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 78.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 79.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 79.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 79.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 79.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 80.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 80.28 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 80.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 80.68 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 80.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 81.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 81.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 82.67 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 83.17 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 82.97 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 83.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 83.89 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 84.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 84.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 84.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.59 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 85.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 85.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 86 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 86.38 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.61 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.06 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 87.75 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.77 years | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 88.09 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 88.22 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.07 years | 69.56 years | 74.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.08 years | 74.62 years | 76.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.05 years | 77.87 years | 80.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.76 years | 80.28 years | 83.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.91 years | 83.89 years | 85.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.05 years | 86 years | 88.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.75 years | 86.77 years | 88.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 1 Monaco 88.63 years compare
- 3 San Marino 87.22 years compare
- 4 Japan 87.13 years compare
- 5 French Polynesia 86.62 years compare
More health data for Hong Kong, China
- 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -0.7678 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.1829 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Hong Kong, China?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Hong Kong, China was 88.22 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 88.22 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.56 years in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.