Distribution of HK-listed directors by age
This table summarises the age distribution of directors of HK primary-listed companies on any snapshot date since 1-Jan-1990. Biographies were not required in annual reports until 1995, so some age data is missing for directors who resigned before that. Biographies were not required upon appointment until 31-Mar-2004, so if a director was appointed and left between successive annual reports, then he could avoid his biography being published. For a list of directors ranked by age, click here.
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Year of birth |
Age in 2025 |
No. of dirs |
Total seats held |
Female | Female seats |
Cumul- ative dirs |
Cumul- ative seats |
Cumul- ative females |
Cumul- ative female seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1917 | 108 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
1919 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
1925 | 100 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
1928 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
1930 | 95 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
1932 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
1933 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 |
1934 | 91 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 7 |
1935 | 90 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 7 |
1936 | 89 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 39 | 5 | 9 |
1937 | 88 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 51 | 5 | 9 |
1938 | 87 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 74 | 6 | 10 |
1939 | 86 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 98 | 8 | 12 |
1940 | 85 | 22 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 131 | 11 | 15 |
1941 | 84 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 110 | 160 | 15 | 20 |
1942 | 83 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 134 | 189 | 19 | 26 |
1943 | 82 | 35 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 169 | 230 | 22 | 29 |
1944 | 81 | 43 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 212 | 279 | 25 | 32 |
1945 | 80 | 60 | 83 | 8 | 10 | 272 | 362 | 33 | 42 |
1946 | 79 | 88 | 112 | 3 | 3 | 360 | 474 | 36 | 45 |
1947 | 78 | 83 | 110 | 9 | 10 | 443 | 584 | 45 | 55 |
1948 | 77 | 118 | 167 | 13 | 17 | 561 | 751 | 58 | 72 |
1949 | 76 | 127 | 190 | 10 | 13 | 688 | 941 | 68 | 85 |
1950 | 75 | 153 | 202 | 12 | 13 | 841 | 1143 | 80 | 98 |
1951 | 74 | 160 | 242 | 16 | 20 | 1001 | 1385 | 96 | 118 |
1952 | 73 | 179 | 231 | 22 | 29 | 1180 | 1616 | 118 | 147 |
1953 | 72 | 192 | 259 | 26 | 37 | 1372 | 1875 | 144 | 184 |
1954 | 71 | 234 | 297 | 25 | 33 | 1606 | 2172 | 169 | 217 |
1955 | 70 | 304 | 409 | 34 | 45 | 1910 | 2581 | 203 | 262 |
1956 | 69 | 261 | 320 | 33 | 37 | 2171 | 2901 | 236 | 299 |
1957 | 68 | 327 | 404 | 43 | 50 | 2498 | 3305 | 279 | 349 |
1958 | 67 | 296 | 364 | 45 | 51 | 2794 | 3669 | 324 | 400 |
1959 | 66 | 298 | 366 | 48 | 57 | 3092 | 4035 | 372 | 457 |
1960 | 65 | 326 | 409 | 63 | 70 | 3418 | 4444 | 435 | 527 |
1961 | 64 | 351 | 410 | 56 | 64 | 3769 | 4854 | 491 | 591 |
1962 | 63 | 522 | 622 | 92 | 100 | 4291 | 5476 | 583 | 691 |
1963 | 62 | 617 | 753 | 92 | 112 | 4908 | 6229 | 675 | 803 |
1964 | 61 | 607 | 742 | 105 | 127 | 5515 | 6971 | 780 | 930 |
1965 | 60 | 580 | 678 | 90 | 97 | 6095 | 7649 | 870 | 1027 |
1966 | 59 | 513 | 592 | 84 | 99 | 6608 | 8241 | 954 | 1126 |
1967 | 58 | 530 | 611 | 103 | 119 | 7138 | 8852 | 1057 | 1245 |
1968 | 57 | 631 | 736 | 112 | 121 | 7769 | 9588 | 1169 | 1366 |
1969 | 56 | 587 | 691 | 105 | 123 | 8356 | 10279 | 1274 | 1489 |
1970 | 55 | 638 | 727 | 166 | 190 | 8994 | 11006 | 1440 | 1679 |
1971 | 54 | 627 | 735 | 148 | 179 | 9621 | 11741 | 1588 | 1858 |
1972 | 53 | 626 | 719 | 162 | 179 | 10247 | 12460 | 1750 | 2037 |
1973 | 52 | 582 | 680 | 124 | 139 | 10829 | 13140 | 1874 | 2176 |
1974 | 51 | 609 | 677 | 152 | 160 | 11438 | 13817 | 2026 | 2336 |
1975 | 50 | 525 | 595 | 142 | 158 | 11963 | 14412 | 2168 | 2494 |
1976 | 49 | 477 | 534 | 118 | 127 | 12440 | 14946 | 2286 | 2621 |
1977 | 48 | 464 | 522 | 107 | 112 | 12904 | 15468 | 2393 | 2733 |
1978 | 47 | 456 | 502 | 138 | 151 | 13360 | 15970 | 2531 | 2884 |
1979 | 46 | 429 | 481 | 109 | 120 | 13789 | 16451 | 2640 | 3004 |
1980 | 45 | 414 | 473 | 131 | 158 | 14203 | 16924 | 2771 | 3162 |
1981 | 44 | 417 | 463 | 124 | 135 | 14620 | 17387 | 2895 | 3297 |
1982 | 43 | 404 | 450 | 101 | 106 | 15024 | 17837 | 2996 | 3403 |
1983 | 42 | 366 | 396 | 114 | 124 | 15390 | 18233 | 3110 | 3527 |
1984 | 41 | 312 | 336 | 97 | 104 | 15702 | 18569 | 3207 | 3631 |
1985 | 40 | 284 | 311 | 77 | 77 | 15986 | 18880 | 3284 | 3708 |
1986 | 39 | 262 | 284 | 95 | 104 | 16248 | 19164 | 3379 | 3812 |
1987 | 38 | 242 | 258 | 77 | 84 | 16490 | 19422 | 3456 | 3896 |
1988 | 37 | 174 | 184 | 51 | 54 | 16664 | 19606 | 3507 | 3950 |
1989 | 36 | 160 | 166 | 61 | 62 | 16824 | 19772 | 3568 | 4012 |
1990 | 35 | 114 | 122 | 49 | 50 | 16938 | 19894 | 3617 | 4062 |
1991 | 34 | 85 | 91 | 28 | 29 | 17023 | 19985 | 3645 | 4091 |
1992 | 33 | 79 | 86 | 34 | 34 | 17102 | 20071 | 3679 | 4125 |
1993 | 32 | 52 | 57 | 26 | 29 | 17154 | 20128 | 3705 | 4154 |
1994 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 17197 | 20172 | 3720 | 4169 |
1995 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 14 | 16 | 17237 | 20217 | 3734 | 4185 |
1996 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 17254 | 20234 | 3740 | 4191 |
1997 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 17267 | 20247 | 3746 | 4197 |
1998 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 17284 | 20264 | 3756 | 4207 |
1999 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17291 | 20271 | 3758 | 4209 |
2000 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17296 | 20276 | 3759 | 4210 |
2001 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17299 | 20279 | 3759 | 4210 |
2002 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17301 | 20281 | 3761 | 4212 |
Male | Female | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Directors | 13540 | 3761 | 17301 |
Seats | 16069 | 4212 | 20281 |
Average seats | 1.187 | 1.120 | 1.172 |
Share of directors | 78.26% | 21.74% | 100.00% |
Share of seats | 79.23% | 20.77% | 100.00% |
Average age in 2025 | 56.3 | 51.8 | 55.3 |
Note: the average age excludes any people whose ages are unknown.
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