Life expectancy at birth, male in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Life expectancy at birth, male was 82.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.7 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 218 countries
All-time high
83.35 years
in 2020
All-time low
62.02 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 82.7 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Hong Kong, China peaked at 83.35 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.02 years, in 1960.
That places Hong Kong, China 4th 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, male in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.02 years | — |
| 1961 | 62.83 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 63.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 64.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 64.68 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 65.38 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 65.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 66.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 66.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 67.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 67.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 67.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 67.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 68.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 69.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 70.05 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 69.55 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 70.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 70.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 70.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 71.59 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 72.31 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 72.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 72.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 73.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 73.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 74.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 74.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 74.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 74.18 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 74.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 75.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 74.81 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 75.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 76.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 76.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 77.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 77.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 77.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 78 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 78.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.48 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 78.77 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 79.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 79.36 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 80.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 81.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.92 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 82.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 82.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.35 years | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 83.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.7 years | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 82.54 years | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 82.7 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.85 years | 62.02 years | 67.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.14 years | 67.42 years | 70.59 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.27 years | 71.59 years | 74.42 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.06 years | 74.6 years | 77.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.91 years | 78 years | 79.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.25 years | 80.06 years | 82.39 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.51 years | 80.7 years | 83.35 years | 5 |
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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)
- 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, male in Hong Kong, China?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Hong Kong, China was 82.7 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 83.35 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.02 years in 1960.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 4th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.