Country page · East Asia & Pacific
If you were born in Hong Kong
1 in 3,651 babies · 0.03% of births · about 36,745 a year
Right now, about 0.03% of the world's babies are born in Hong Kong — 1 in 3,651, or roughly 36,745 a year and 101 a day. Life expectancy there is 85.4 years.
How the 1 in 3,651 is calculated
This number is not based on population. It uses births: Hong Kong has about 36,745 births a year, and the world has about 134,147,481. Divide one by the other and you get 0.03% — 1 in 3,651. Using population instead would understate young countries and overstate ageing ones, so every draw is weighted by births.
Life in Hong Kong, in numbers
| Indicator | Value | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy women 88.2 · men 82.7 | 85.4 years | 1st highest of 172 countries |
| Chance of dying before 5 | — | — |
| Chance of dying before 1 | — | — |
| Mothers who die giving birth per 100,000 births | — | — |
| Children per woman | 0.84 | 2nd lowest of 172 countries |
| Expected years of schooling | 17.2 years | 16th highest of 168 countries |
| Tertiary enrollment | 120.1% | 3rd highest of 168 countries |
| Income per person (PPP) GDP per capita, PPP | $80,423 | 11th highest of 170 countries |
| Income inequality closer to 0 = more equal | — | — |
| People living in cities | 100.0% | 3rd highest of 172 countries |
| People working in farming | 0.2% | 2nd lowest of 171 countries |
| People using the internet | 95.8% | 18th highest of 172 countries |
| Homicide per 100,000 people | 0.4 | 10th lowest of 155 countries |
| Health costs paid out of pocket share of health spending | — | — |
| Adults living with HIV | — | — |
| People who smoke | — | — |
How to read these numbers
Income is shown in purchasing-power-parity dollars, so it compares what money buys locally rather than market exchange rates. The under-5 rate is the share of babies who die before their fifth birthday; the maternal mortality ratio is per 100,000 live births. A Gini index closer to 0 means a more equal income distribution, and a higher number means a more unequal one.
Each indicator uses the most recent year with a non-empty value, which can differ by country; the rank compares this country with the other 171 in the dataset, not with every country on Earth. Where a value is missing, the page shows a dash rather than an estimate.
Hong Kong compared with East Asia & Pacific
Life expectancy in Hong Kong is 85.4 years, against a East Asia & Pacific average of 74.8. The under-5 death rate is 0.0%, versus 1.8% across the region. Income per person is $80,423, against $34,115 regionally; expected schooling is 17.2 years against 13.2. 100.0% of people live in cities, against 59.6% in the region.
| Indicator | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 85.4 yrs | 74.8 yrs | 73.3 yrs |
| Under-5 deaths | — | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Income per person (PPP) | $80,423 | $34,115 | $30,311 |
| Expected schooling | 17.2 yrs | 13.2 yrs | 13.0 yrs |
| People in cities | 100.0% | 59.6% | 61.6% |
What a life there looks like
Put those numbers together and you get a life: about 85.4 years on average, with roughly 0.0 of every 1,000 babies dying before their fifth birthday. A child can expect 17.2 years of school, and income per person is around $80,423. These are averages — every life still lands somewhere on the distribution.
If you play as someone born in Hong Kong
The game draws Hong Kong in about 1 of every 3,651 births. From there the life runs year by year: 85.4 years of life expectancy on average, a 0.0% chance of dying before five, and an income of about $80,423 per person. Choices move the odds; the starting statistics do not.
Nearby and similar countries
- Chance of being born in Singapore — 1 in 2,966
- Chance of being born in Timor-Leste — 1 in 4,344
- Chance of being born in New Zealand — 1 in 2,284
- All 172 countries
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Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, with UN World Population Prospects 2024 and UN IGME for births and mortality. Values are the most recent non-empty year for each indicator; the year is noted where it differs. Page updated 24 Oct 2026.