Fertility Rate: Hong Kong
Hong Kong's fertility rate is currently 0.841 births per woman as of 2024. # Hong Kong Fertility Rate Hong Kong's fertility rate stands at 0.
Current (2024)
0.841 births per woman
+12.0% y/y
Peak (1962)
5.177 births per woman
Low (2022)
0.701 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Hong Kong
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Hong Kong
Analysis# Hong Kong Fertility Rate
Hong Kong's fertility rate stands at 0.841 births per woman in 2024, reflecting one of the world's lowest reproductive rates. The metric has collapsed dramatically since 1960, declining 83.5% from its historical peak of 5.177 births per woman in 1962. The all-time low of 0.701 occurred in 2022, with the current figure representing a modest recovery from that nadir.
The sharpest deterioration accelerated after 2015, when the rate was 1.196. A precipitous drop followed, with fertility plummeting to 0.883 in 2020 and reaching 0.701 by 2022. Recent data shows marginal gains—0.751 in 2023 and 0.841 in 2024—yet the trajectory remains structurally depressed. Without sustained policy interventions addressing family formation barriers, Hong Kong's fertility rate is unlikely to reverse course significantly in the near term.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.841 births per woman | +11.98% |
| 2023 | 0.751 births per woman | +7.13% |
| 2022 | 0.701 births per woman | -9.20% |
| 2021 | 0.772 births per woman | -12.57% |
| 2020 | 0.883 births per woman | -17.01% |
| 2019 | 1.064 births per woman | -1.48% |
| 2018 | 1.08 births per woman | -4.26% |
| 2017 | 1.128 births per woman | -6.39% |
| 2016 | 1.205 births per woman | +0.75% |
| 2015 | 1.196 births per woman | -3.16% |
| 2014 | 1.235 births per woman | +9.78% |
| 2013 | 1.125 births per woman | -12.45% |
| 2012 | 1.285 births per woman | +6.73% |
| 2011 | 1.204 births per woman | +6.83% |
| 2010 | 1.127 births per woman | +6.82% |
| 2009 | 1.055 births per woman | -0.85% |
| 2008 | 1.064 births per woman | +3.50% |
| 2007 | 1.028 births per woman | +4.47% |
| 2006 | 0.984 births per woman | +2.61% |
| 2005 | 0.959 births per woman | +4.01% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.922 births per woman | +2.33% |
| 2003 | 0.901 births per woman | -4.25% |
| 2002 | 0.941 births per woman | +1.07% |
| 2001 | 0.931 births per woman | -9.79% |
| 2000 | 1.032 births per woman | +5.20% |
| 1999 | 0.981 births per woman | -3.44% |
| 1998 | 1.016 births per woman | -9.85% |
| 1997 | 1.127 births per woman | -5.37% |
| 1996 | 1.191 births per woman | -8.03% |
| 1995 | 1.295 births per woman | -4.43% |
| 1994 | 1.355 births per woman | +0.97% |
| 1993 | 1.342 births per woman | -0.37% |
| 1992 | 1.347 births per woman | +5.15% |
| 1991 | 1.281 births per woman | +0.71% |
| 1990 | 1.272 births per woman | -1.85% |
| 1989 | 1.296 births per woman | -7.43% |
| 1988 | 1.4 births per woman | +6.79% |
| 1987 | 1.311 births per woman | -4.10% |
| 1986 | 1.367 births per woman | -8.32% |
| 1985 | 1.491 births per woman | -4.36% |
| 1984 | 1.559 births per woman | -9.47% |
| 1983 | 1.722 births per woman | -7.42% |
| 1982 | 1.86 births per woman | -3.78% |
| 1981 | 1.933 births per woman | -5.57% |
| 1980 | 2.047 births per woman | -3.44% |
| 1979 | 2.12 births per woman | -6.69% |
| 1978 | 2.272 births per woman | -4.38% |
| 1977 | 2.376 births per woman | -4.19% |
| 1976 | 2.48 births per woman | -6.98% |
| 1975 | 2.666 births per woman | -10.14% |
| 1974 | 2.967 births per woman | -6.61% |
| 1973 | 3.177 births per woman | -4.16% |
| 1972 | 3.315 births per woman | -4.16% |
| 1971 | 3.459 births per woman | +2.16% |
| 1970 | 3.386 births per woman | -5.92% |
| 1969 | 3.599 births per woman | -4.86% |
| 1968 | 3.783 births per woman | -8.25% |
| 1967 | 4.123 births per woman | -7.64% |
| 1966 | 4.464 births per woman | -9.32% |
| 1965 | 4.923 births per woman | -3.19% |
| 1964 | 5.085 births per woman | -1.30% |
| 1963 | 5.152 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 1962 | 5.177 births per woman | +0.15% |
| 1961 | 5.169 births per woman | +1.65% |
| 1960 | 5.085 births per woman | — |
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