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Deaths in Hong Kong

Deaths in Hong Kong was 57,190 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 13.3% from 2022. That is the 102nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count57,190 Estimated
Change on 2022-13.3%
Rank102nd of 236Countries ranked
Series high65,9372022
Series low12,1311964
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Deaths in Hong Kong, 1950 to 2023

020K40K60K80K19501961197219831994200520231950: 21,025 count1951: 20,520 count1952: 20,386 count1953: 20,113 count1954: 19,786 count1955: 19,702 count1956: 19,777 count1957: 20,007 count1958: 20,141 count1959: 20,157 count1960: 19,960 count1961: 19,661 count1962: 17,852 count1963: 14,924 count1964: 12,131 count1965: 19,911 count1966: 20,307 count1967: 19,661 count1968: 12,298 count1969: 14,433 count1970: 17,200 count1971: 20,496 count1972: 21,663 count1973: 21,866 count1974: 22,379 count1975: 22,935 count1976: 23,657 count1977: 24,357 count1978: 25,063 count1979: 25,666 count1980: 26,266 count1981: 26,847 count1982: 27,341 count1983: 27,691 count1984: 28,033 count1985: 27,803 count1986: 27,936 count1987: 28,061 count1988: 29,021 count1989: 29,598 count1990: 29,933 count1991: 30,138 count1992: 31,202 count1993: 32,418 count1994: 33,557 count1995: 34,734 count1996: 36,154 count1997: 36,530 count1998: 36,442 count1999: 36,301 count2000: 36,208 count2001: 36,263 count2002: 37,069 count2003: 38,626 count2004: 39,354 count2005: 40,196 count2006: 40,799 count2007: 41,755 count2008: 42,740 count2009: 43,489 count2010: 44,159 count2011: 44,720 count2012: 45,522 count2013: 46,111 count2014: 46,925 count2015: 47,727 count2016: 48,404 count2017: 48,818 count2018: 49,138 count2019: 49,743 count2020: 54,624 count2021: 54,800 count2022: 65,937 count2023: 57,190 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202357,190 Estimated
202265,937 Estimated
202154,800 Estimated
202054,624 Estimated
201949,743 Estimated
201849,138 Estimated
201748,818 Estimated
201648,404 Estimated
201547,727 Estimated
201446,925 Estimated
201346,111 Estimated
201245,522 Estimated
201144,720 Estimated
201044,159 Estimated
200943,489 Estimated
200842,740 Estimated
200741,755 Estimated
200640,799 Estimated
200540,196 Estimated
200439,354 Estimated
200338,626 Estimated
200237,069 Estimated
200136,263 Estimated
200036,208 Estimated
199936,301 Estimated
199836,442 Estimated
199736,530 Estimated
199636,154 Estimated
199534,734 Estimated
199433,557 Estimated
199332,418 Estimated
199231,202 Estimated
199130,138 Estimated
199029,933 Estimated
198929,598 Estimated
198829,021 Estimated
198728,061 Estimated
198627,936 Estimated
198527,803 Estimated
198428,033 Estimated
198327,691 Estimated
198227,341 Estimated
198126,847 Estimated
198026,266 Estimated
197925,666 Estimated
197825,063 Estimated
197724,357 Estimated
197623,657 Estimated
197522,935 Estimated
197422,379 Estimated
197321,866 Estimated
197221,663 Estimated
197120,496 Estimated
197017,200 Estimated
196914,433 Estimated
196812,298 Estimated
196719,661 Estimated
196620,307 Estimated
196519,911 Estimated
196412,131 Estimated
196314,924 Estimated
196217,852 Estimated
196119,661 Estimated
196019,960 Estimated
195920,157 Estimated
195820,141 Estimated
195720,007 Estimated
195619,777 Estimated
195519,702 Estimated
195419,786 Estimated
195320,113 Estimated
195220,386 Estimated
195120,520 Estimated
195021,025 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Deaths of residents 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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). 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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, 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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, 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/deaths/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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, 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/deaths/hong-kong.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, 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/deaths/hong-kong (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_hong_kong_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, 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/deaths/hong-kong. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). 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 deaths in Hong Kong?

Deaths in Hong Kong was 57,190 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 13.3% from 2022. That is the 102nd 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. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Hong Kong?

65,937 in 2022, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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