Population, male (% of total population) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Population, male (% of total population) was 45.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, male in Hong Kong, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male in Hong Kong stood at 45.0%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Hong Kong peaked at 51.8% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2025.
That places Hong Kong 218th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male (% of total population) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.0% | — |
| 1961 | 51.0% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 50.7% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 51.8% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 51.1% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 49.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 45.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.4%, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 45.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.2%, 90% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 50.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 50.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 50.7% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 49.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 46.7% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 45.3% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 45.0% | 45.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More health data for Hong Kong
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Hong Kong?
- Population, male in Hong Kong was 45.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 1981.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong rank for population, male?
- Hong Kong ranks 218th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.