Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Hong Kong

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Hong Kong was 85.25 years. A difference of +1.59 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Hong Kong were 82.54 years and 88.09 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Hong Kong for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Hong Kong (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Hong Kong (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	65.7	62.02	69.56
1961	66.44	62.83	70.24
1962	66.91	63.35	70.65
1963	67.65	64.05	71.42
1964	68.22	64.68	71.93
1965	68.87	65.38	72.53
1966	69.27	65.84	72.86
1967	69.83	66.4	73.43
1968	70.22	66.78	73.83
1969	70.63	67.15	74.27
1970	70.94	67.42	74.62
1971	71.47	67.79	75.33
1972	71.45	67.69	75.4
1973	72.09	68.5	75.86
1974	72.6	69.11	76.26
1975	73.36	70.05	76.84
1976	72.79	69.55	76.19
1977	73.35	70.12	76.74
1978	73.54	70.57	76.66
1979	73.66	70.59	76.89
1980	74.65	71.59	77.87
1981	75.35	72.31	78.54
1982	75.44	72.58	78.44
1983	75.29	72.34	78.38
1984	76.01	73.19	78.97
1985	76.43	73.8	79.19
1986	76.68	74.06	79.44
1987	76.9	74.21	79.72
1988	77.08	74.42	79.88
1989	77.03	74.18	80.02
1990	77.37	74.6	80.28
1991	77.87	75.19	80.69
1992	77.67	74.81	80.68
1993	78.02	75.26	80.91
1994	78.54	75.69	81.54
1995	78.68	76.03	81.46
1996	79.63	76.73	82.67
1997	80.11	77.2	83.17
1998	80.11	77.38	82.97
1999	80.37	77.68	83.2
2000	80.87	78	83.89
2001	81.42	78.39	84.6
2002	81.45	78.54	84.51
2003	81.34	78.48	84.35
2004	81.8	78.97	84.77
2005	81.61	78.77	84.59
2006	82.39	79.38	85.54
2007	82.37	79.44	85.44
2008	82.34	79.36	85.47
2009	82.78	79.78	85.92
2010	82.96	80.06	86
2011	83.41	80.29	86.69
2012	83.45	80.66	86.38
2013	83.83	81.08	86.72
2014	83.94	81.16	86.85
2015	84.25	81.36	87.29
2016	84.21	81.27	87.3
2017	84.7	81.92	87.61
2018	84.87	82.26	87.61
2019	85.16	82.39	88.06
2020	85.5	83.35	87.75
2021	85.53	83.24	87.94
2022	83.66	80.7	86.77
2023	85.25	82.54	88.09