Population, female in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Population, female was 55.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
55.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 218 countries
All-time high
55.0%
in 2025
All-time low
48.2%
in 1981
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, female in Hong Kong, China, 1960–2025

0204060196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, female in Hong Kong, China is 55.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 55.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 1981.

That places Hong Kong, China 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Population, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Population, female (% of total population) in Hong Kong, China, 1960 to 2025.
Year % of total population Change
1960 49.0%
1961 49.0% +0.0%
1962 49.0% -0.1%
1963 49.0% -0.0%
1964 49.2% +0.3%
1965 49.3% +0.3%
1966 49.3% +0.1%
1967 49.2% -0.2%
1968 49.2% -0.1%
1969 49.4% +0.4%
1970 49.6% +0.3%
1971 49.6% +0.0%
1972 49.4% -0.3%
1973 49.3% -0.3%
1974 49.1% -0.3%
1975 49.0% -0.3%
1976 48.8% -0.3%
1977 48.7% -0.3%
1978 48.5% -0.3%
1979 48.4% -0.3%
1980 48.2% -0.3%
1981 48.2% -0.0%
1982 48.4% +0.3%
1983 48.5% +0.4%
1984 48.7% +0.3%
1985 48.9% +0.3%
1986 49.0% +0.3%
1987 49.1% +0.2%
1988 49.2% +0.2%
1989 49.3% +0.2%
1990 49.4% +0.2%
1991 49.5% +0.3%
1992 49.7% +0.4%
1993 49.9% +0.4%
1994 50.1% +0.4%
1995 50.3% +0.4%
1996 50.4% +0.4%
1997 50.6% +0.4%
1998 50.8% +0.4%
1999 51.0% +0.4%
2000 51.3% +0.4%
2001 51.5% +0.4%
2002 51.7% +0.5%
2003 51.9% +0.5%
2004 52.2% +0.5%
2005 52.4% +0.5%
2006 52.7% +0.5%
2007 52.9% +0.4%
2008 53.1% +0.4%
2009 53.3% +0.4%
2010 53.5% +0.4%
2011 53.7% +0.4%
2012 53.9% +0.3%
2013 54.0% +0.3%
2014 54.2% +0.3%
2015 54.3% +0.3%
2016 54.5% +0.3%
2017 54.6% +0.2%
2018 54.6% +0.1%
2019 54.7% +0.2%
2020 54.8% +0.2%
2021 54.9% +0.1%
2022 54.9% +0.0%
2023 54.9% +0.1%
2024 55.0% +0.1%
2025 55.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 49.2% 49.0% 49.4% 10
1970s 49.0% 48.4% 49.6% 10
1980s 48.7% 48.2% 49.3% 10
1990s 50.2% 49.4% 51.0% 10
2000s 52.3% 51.3% 53.3% 10
2010s 54.2% 53.5% 54.7% 10
2020s 54.9% 54.8% 55.0% 6

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 2 Republic of Moldova 54.0% compare
  2. 3 Macau, China 54.0% compare
  3. 4 Saint Martin (French Part) 53.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, female in Hong Kong, China?
Population, female in Hong Kong, China was 55.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2025.
What is the lowest population, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 1981.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for population, female?
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, female (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.