Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Hong Kong

Male life expectancy in Hong Kong in 2024 — 82.7 years. Ranked 4 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 33.3%.

2024 82.7 years +0.19% vs 2023
World rank 4of 217
Period maximum 83.35 years2020
Period minimum 62.02 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Hong Kong, 1960–20246070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 62.02 years1962: 63.35 years1964: 64.68 years1966: 65.84 years1968: 66.78 years1970: 67.42 years1972: 67.69 years1974: 69.11 years1976: 69.55 years1978: 70.57 years1980: 71.59 years1982: 72.58 years1984: 73.19 years1986: 74.06 years1988: 74.42 years1990: 74.6 years1992: 74.81 years1994: 75.69 years1996: 76.73 years1998: 77.38 years2000: 78 years2002: 78.54 years2004: 78.97 years2006: 79.38 years2008: 79.36 years2010: 80.06 years2012: 80.66 years2014: 81.16 years2016: 81.27 years2018: 82.26 years2020: 83.35 years2022: 80.7 years2024: 82.7 years
Change over the period: +20.68 (+33.34%) Average annual rate: 0.45 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Hong Kong 82.7 years
World 71.12 years
East Asia & Pacific 73.92 years
Eastern Asia computed 75.81 years
High-income countries computed 77.79 years
Male life expectancy — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 82.7 +0.16 +0.19%
2023 82.54 +1.84 +2.28%
2022 80.7 −2.54 −3.05%
2021 83.24 −0.11 −0.13%
2020 83.35 +0.96 +1.17%
2019 82.39 +0.13 +0.16%
2018 82.26 +0.34 +0.42%
2017 81.92 +0.65 +0.8%
2016 81.27 −0.09 −0.11%
2015 81.36 +0.2 +0.25%
2014 81.16 +0.08 +0.1%
2013 81.08 +0.42 +0.52%
2012 80.66 +0.37 +0.46%
2011 80.29 +0.23 +0.29%
2010 80.06 +0.28 +0.35%
2009 79.78 +0.42 +0.53%
2008 79.36 −0.08 −0.1%
2007 79.44 +0.06 +0.08%
2006 79.38 +0.61 +0.77%
2005 78.77 −0.2 −0.25%
2004 78.97 +0.49 +0.62%
2003 78.48 −0.06 −0.08%
2002 78.54 +0.15 +0.19%
2001 78.39 +0.39 +0.5%
2000 78 +0.32 +0.41%
1999 77.68 +0.3 +0.39%
1998 77.38 +0.18 +0.23%
1997 77.2 +0.47 +0.61%
1996 76.73 +0.7 +0.92%
1995 76.03 +0.34 +0.45%
1994 75.69 +0.43 +0.57%
1993 75.26 +0.45 +0.6%
1992 74.81 −0.38 −0.51%
1991 75.19 +0.59 +0.79%
1990 74.6 +0.42 +0.57%
1989 74.18 −0.24 −0.32%
1988 74.42 +0.21 +0.28%
1987 74.21 +0.15 +0.2%
1986 74.06 +0.26 +0.35%
1985 73.8 +0.61 +0.83%
1984 73.19 +0.85 +1.18%
1983 72.34 −0.24 −0.33%
1982 72.58 +0.27 +0.37%
1981 72.31 +0.72 +1.01%
1980 71.59 +1 +1.42%
1979 70.59 +0.02 +0.03%
1978 70.57 +0.45 +0.64%
1977 70.12 +0.57 +0.82%
1976 69.55 −0.5 −0.71%
1975 70.05 +0.94 +1.36%
1974 69.11 +0.61 +0.89%
1973 68.5 +0.81 +1.2%
1972 67.69 −0.1 −0.15%
1971 67.79 +0.37 +0.55%
1970 67.42 +0.27 +0.4%
1969 67.15 +0.38 +0.56%
1968 66.78 +0.38 +0.57%
1967 66.4 +0.56 +0.85%
1966 65.84 +0.46 +0.71%
1965 65.38 +0.7 +1.08%
1964 64.68 +0.63 +0.99%
1963 64.05 +0.7 +1.11%
1962 63.35 +0.52 +0.83%
1961 62.83 +0.81 +1.3%
1960 62.02

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

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