Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.2367 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Hong Kong, China is 0.2367 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0.2367 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0246 units per person, in 1964.
That places Hong Kong, China 9th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0273 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.028 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0274 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0256 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0246 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0248 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.026 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0283 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0323 units per person | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0369 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0417 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0451 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0469 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0485 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0503 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0523 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0547 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0571 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0595 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0618 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0642 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0664 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0683 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0701 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0719 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0743 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0769 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0793 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0816 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0838 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0862 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0887 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0911 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0935 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0962 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0995 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1025 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1045 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1066 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1089 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1111 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1136 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1163 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1189 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1214 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1236 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1255 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1267 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1278 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1296 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.132 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1349 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1384 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1426 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1478 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1538 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.16 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1657 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.172 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1795 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1883 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1975 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2068 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2165 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2267 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2367 units per person | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0281 units per person | 0.0246 units per person | 0.0369 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0518 units per person | 0.0417 units per person | 0.0618 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0737 units per person | 0.0642 units per person | 0.0838 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0978 units per person | 0.0862 units per person | 0.1089 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1214 units per person | 0.1111 units per person | 0.1296 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1527 units per person | 0.132 units per person | 0.1795 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2121 units per person | 0.1883 units per person | 0.2367 units per person | 6 |
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More health data for Hong Kong, China
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 943,475 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 28,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 27,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 28,384 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 27,395 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 24.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Hong Kong, China?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Hong Kong, China was 0.2367 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2367 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0246 units per person in 1964.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 9th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.