Hong Kong - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy improves in Hong Kong

In 2023 the life expectancy in Hong Kong increased to 85.25 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 88.09 years and for men 82.54 years.

Hong Kong’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 6th in 2022 to 3th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Hong Kong over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 83.66 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 83.83 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Hong Kong. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Hong Kong in Hong Kongese economy.

Hong Kong - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	88.09	82.54	85.25
2022	86.77	80.70	83.66
2021	87.94	83.24	85.53
2020	87.75	83.35	85.50
2019	88.06	82.39	85.16
2018	87.61	82.26	84.87
2017	87.61	81.92	84.70
2016	87.30	81.27	84.21
2015	87.29	81.36	84.25
2014	86.85	81.16	83.94
2013	86.72	81.08	83.83
2012	86.38	80.66	83.45
2011	86.69	80.29	83.41
2010	86.00	80.06	82.96
2009	85.92	79.78	82.78
2008	85.47	79.36	82.34
2007	85.44	79.44	82.37
2006	85.54	79.38	82.38
2005	84.59	78.77	81.61
2004	84.77	78.97	81.80
2003	84.35	78.48	81.34
2002	84.51	78.54	81.45
2001	84.60	78.39	81.42
2000	83.89	78.00	80.87
1999	83.20	77.68	80.37
1998	82.97	77.38	80.11
1997	83.17	77.20	80.11
1996	82.67	76.73	79.63
1995	81.46	76.03	78.68
1994	81.54	75.69	78.54
1993	80.91	75.26	78.02
1992	80.68	74.81	77.67
1991	80.69	75.19	77.87
1990	80.28	74.60	77.37
1989	80.02	74.18	77.03
1988	79.88	74.42	77.08
1987	79.72	74.21	76.90
1986	79.44	74.06	76.68
1985	79.19	73.80	76.43
1984	78.97	73.19	76.01
1983	78.38	72.34	75.29
1982	78.44	72.58	75.44
1981	78.54	72.31	75.35
1980	77.87	71.59	74.65
1979	76.89	70.59	73.66
1978	76.66	70.57	73.54
1977	76.74	70.12	73.35
1976	76.19	69.55	72.79
1975	76.84	70.05	73.36
1974	76.26	69.11	72.60
1973	75.86	68.50	72.09
1972	75.40	67.69	71.45
1971	75.33	67.79	71.47
1970	74.62	67.42	70.93
1969	74.27	67.15	70.63
1968	73.83	66.78	70.22
1967	73.43	66.40	69.83
1966	72.86	65.84	69.27
1965	72.53	65.38	68.87
1964	71.93	64.68	68.22
1963	71.42	64.05	67.65
1962	70.65	63.35	66.91
1961	70.24	62.83	66.44
1960	69.56	62.02	65.70

Hong Kong - Life expectancy at birth