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M eeting
the Needs of an Ageing Population
關顧樂齡人口所需
Age Profile of Housing Society Rental Estate Residents as at 31 March 2025
房協出租屋邨居民年齡分布 截至二零二五年三月三十一日止
Age Range 年齡 Population 人數
0 - 19 7,325
20 - 39 13,606
40 - 59 23,013
60 and above 33,079
Total people
總數 77,023 人
According to government statistics, Hong Kong 根 據政府統計數字，香港的平均
has one of the world’s highest life expectancies. In 預期壽命是全球最長的地區之一。二
2023, the life expectancy at birth was 83 years for 零二三年，香港男性的出生時平均預
men and 88 years for women, reflecting an increase 期壽命為八十三歲，女性則是八十八
of about seven years compared to three decades ago. 歲，較三十年前增加了約七歲。除了
Beyond longevity itself, there is growing concern 長壽，外界更加關注健康預期壽命這
about healthy life expectancy, which measures the 個概念，即是一個人能夠健康地老
average number of years a person can expect to live 去，活得長久而又有生活質素的預期
in good health, considering both lifespan and quality 平均壽命。此外，世界衞生組織亦宣
of life. Additionally, the World Health Organisation has 布，孤獨是全人類正迫切面對的健康
declared loneliness as a pressing global health threat 威脅，令長者患上認知障礙症及中風
which is associated with increased risk of developing 的風險大增。
dementia and stroke among older adults.
88 Hong Kong Housing Society Annual Report 2023/24 香港房屋協會 2023/24 年度年報 89
