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Live births in Hong Kong

Live births in Hong Kong was 41,294 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 139th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count41,294 Estimated
Change on 2022-2.4%
Rank139th of 236Countries ranked
Series high153,3531965
Series low41,2942023
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Live births in Hong Kong, 1950 to 2023

25K50K75K100K125K150K175K19501961197219831994200520231950: 78,773 count1951: 82,945 count1952: 86,048 count1953: 88,980 count1954: 91,696 count1955: 95,393 count1956: 98,928 count1957: 102,951 count1958: 106,582 count1959: 109,931 count1960: 112,252 count1961: 114,219 count1962: 99,824 count1963: 82,570 count1964: 66,266 count1965: 153,353 count1966: 149,818 count1967: 129,818 count1968: 45,416 count1969: 54,154 count1970: 63,000 count1971: 76,789 count1972: 79,970 count1973: 82,290 count1974: 83,670 count1975: 80,164 count1976: 79,325 count1977: 80,842 count1978: 81,951 count1979: 83,238 count1980: 86,309 count1981: 86,893 count1982: 87,464 count1983: 85,753 count1984: 80,730 count1985: 79,275 count1986: 75,352 count1987: 73,775 count1988: 78,395 count1989: 74,013 count1990: 72,435 count1991: 73,047 count1992: 77,328 count1993: 78,412 count1994: 80,434 count1995: 78,129 count1996: 73,219 count1997: 68,688 count1998: 62,745 count1999: 60,871 count2000: 63,229 count2001: 58,283 count2002: 57,134 count2003: 54,910 count2004: 55,661 count2005: 57,847 count2006: 59,807 count2007: 62,671 count2008: 64,513 count2009: 64,744 count2010: 69,810 count2011: 71,807 count2012: 77,410 count2013: 81,387 count2014: 77,714 count2015: 79,755 count2016: 78,756 count2017: 74,005 count2018: 69,814 count2019: 66,699 count2020: 55,485 count2021: 47,908 count2022: 42,320 count2023: 41,294 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202341,294 Estimated
202242,320 Estimated
202147,908 Estimated
202055,485 Estimated
201966,699 Estimated
201869,814 Estimated
201774,005 Estimated
201678,756 Estimated
201579,755 Estimated
201477,714 Estimated
201381,387 Estimated
201277,410 Estimated
201171,807 Estimated
201069,810 Estimated
200964,744 Estimated
200864,513 Estimated
200762,671 Estimated
200659,807 Estimated
200557,847 Estimated
200455,661 Estimated
200354,910 Estimated
200257,134 Estimated
200158,283 Estimated
200063,229 Estimated
199960,871 Estimated
199862,745 Estimated
199768,688 Estimated
199673,219 Estimated
199578,129 Estimated
199480,434 Estimated
199378,412 Estimated
199277,328 Estimated
199173,047 Estimated
199072,435 Estimated
198974,013 Estimated
198878,395 Estimated
198773,775 Estimated
198675,352 Estimated
198579,275 Estimated
198480,730 Estimated
198385,753 Estimated
198287,464 Estimated
198186,893 Estimated
198086,309 Estimated
197983,238 Estimated
197881,951 Estimated
197780,842 Estimated
197679,325 Estimated
197580,164 Estimated
197483,670 Estimated
197382,290 Estimated
197279,970 Estimated
197176,789 Estimated
197063,000 Estimated
196954,154 Estimated
196845,416 Estimated
1967129,818 Estimated
1966149,818 Estimated
1965153,353 Estimated
196466,266 Estimated
196382,570 Estimated
196299,824 Estimated
1961114,219 Estimated
1960112,252 Estimated
1959109,931 Estimated
1958106,582 Estimated
1957102,951 Estimated
195698,928 Estimated
195595,393 Estimated
195491,696 Estimated
195388,980 Estimated
195286,048 Estimated
195182,945 Estimated
195078,773 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Hong Kong, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Hong Kong, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/hong-kong. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Hong Kong, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/hong-kong.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Hong Kong, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/hong-kong (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_hong_kong_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Hong Kong, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/hong-kong. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Hong Kong?

Live births in Hong Kong was 41,294 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 139th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Hong Kong?

153,353 in 1965, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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