Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Hong Kong

Share of women in the population in Hong Kong in 2025 — 54.99%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5.96 pp.

2025 54.99% +0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 1of 217
Period maximum 54.99%2025
Period minimum 48.23%1981

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Hong Kong, 1960–2025485052545619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.03%1962: 49.02%1964: 49.17%1966: 49.34%1968: 49.21%1970: 49.57%1972: 49.43%1974: 49.11%1976: 48.8%1978: 48.51%1980: 48.24%1982: 48.38%1984: 48.7%1986: 48.98%1988: 49.18%1990: 49.36%1992: 49.7%1994: 50.08%1996: 50.44%1998: 50.85%2000: 51.25%2002: 51.7%2004: 52.19%2006: 52.68%2008: 53.09%2010: 53.51%2012: 53.86%2014: 54.16%2016: 54.47%2018: 54.64%2020: 54.84%2022: 54.89%2024: 54.95%2025: 54.99%
Change over the period: +5.96 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hong Kong

Hong Kong 54.99%
World 49.73%
Eastern Asia computed 49.34%
High-income countries computed 50.33%
Share of women in the population — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.99 +0.04 pp
2024 54.95 +0.03 pp
2023 54.92 +0.03 pp
2022 54.89 +0.01 pp
2021 54.88 +0.04 pp
2020 54.84 +0.1 pp
2019 54.74 +0.09 pp
2018 54.64 +0.08 pp
2017 54.56 +0.1 pp
2016 54.47 +0.14 pp
2015 54.32 +0.16 pp
2014 54.16 +0.16 pp
2013 54.01 +0.14 pp
2012 53.86 +0.16 pp
2011 53.7 +0.2 pp
2010 53.51 +0.21 pp
2009 53.29 +0.2 pp
2008 53.09 +0.2 pp
2007 52.89 +0.21 pp
2006 52.68 +0.24 pp
2005 52.44 +0.25 pp
2004 52.19 +0.25 pp
2003 51.94 +0.24 pp
2002 51.7 +0.24 pp
2001 51.47 +0.22 pp
2000 51.25 +0.2 pp
1999 51.05 +0.2 pp
1998 50.85 +0.2 pp
1997 50.64 +0.2 pp
1996 50.44 +0.18 pp
1995 50.26 +0.18 pp
1994 50.08 +0.19 pp
1993 49.89 +0.2 pp
1992 49.7 +0.2 pp
1991 49.5 +0.14 pp
1990 49.36 +0.09 pp
1989 49.27 +0.09 pp
1988 49.18 +0.1 pp
1987 49.08 +0.1 pp
1986 48.98 +0.13 pp
1985 48.85 +0.15 pp
1984 48.7 +0.16 pp
1983 48.55 +0.17 pp
1982 48.38 +0.15 pp
1981 48.23 −0.01 pp
1980 48.24 −0.14 pp
1979 48.37 −0.14 pp
1978 48.51 −0.14 pp
1977 48.65 −0.15 pp
1976 48.8 −0.15 pp
1975 48.95 −0.16 pp
1974 49.11 −0.16 pp
1973 49.27 −0.17 pp
1972 49.43 −0.15 pp
1971 49.58 +0.01 pp
1970 49.57 +0.16 pp
1969 49.4 +0.2 pp
1968 49.21 −0.04 pp
1967 49.25 −0.09 pp
1966 49.34 +0.04 pp
1965 49.3 +0.13 pp
1964 49.17 +0.17 pp
1963 49 −0.02 pp
1962 49.02 −0.03 pp
1961 49.05 +0.02 pp
1960 49.03

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.