Distribution of HK-listed directors by age
This table summarises the age distribution of current directors of current HK
primary-listed companies.
To see a list of the oldest or youngest such directors,
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| Year of birth |
Age in 2013 |
Number of Directors |
Total seats held |
Cumulative directors |
Cumulative seats |
Female |
Female seats |
Cumulative females |
Cumulative female seats |
| 1917 |
96 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 1921 |
92 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 1923 |
90 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 1924 |
89 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 1925 |
88 |
4 |
13 |
10 |
27 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| 1927 |
86 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1928 |
85 |
3 |
10 |
14 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1929 |
84 |
3 |
6 |
17 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1930 |
83 |
3 |
8 |
20 |
56 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1931 |
82 |
2 |
4 |
22 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1932 |
81 |
2 |
6 |
24 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1933 |
80 |
3 |
7 |
27 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1934 |
79 |
4 |
13 |
31 |
86 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1935 |
78 |
7 |
21 |
38 |
107 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1936 |
77 |
7 |
18 |
45 |
125 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1937 |
76 |
9 |
26 |
54 |
151 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1938 |
75 |
11 |
28 |
65 |
179 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 1939 |
74 |
13 |
45 |
78 |
224 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
| 1940 |
73 |
16 |
56 |
94 |
280 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
| 1941 |
72 |
18 |
57 |
112 |
337 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
| 1942 |
71 |
17 |
45 |
129 |
382 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
17 |
| 1943 |
70 |
13 |
39 |
142 |
421 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
17 |
| 1944 |
69 |
20 |
54 |
162 |
475 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
19 |
| 1945 |
68 |
31 |
100 |
193 |
575 |
2 |
11 |
9 |
30 |
| 1946 |
67 |
31 |
84 |
224 |
659 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
30 |
| 1947 |
66 |
38 |
109 |
262 |
768 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
39 |
| 1948 |
65 |
45 |
149 |
307 |
917 |
5 |
12 |
18 |
51 |
| 1949 |
64 |
48 |
175 |
355 |
1092 |
2 |
5 |
20 |
56 |
| 1950 |
63 |
54 |
151 |
409 |
1243 |
2 |
4 |
22 |
60 |
| 1951 |
62 |
52 |
157 |
461 |
1400 |
2 |
5 |
24 |
65 |
| 1952 |
61 |
49 |
143 |
510 |
1543 |
4 |
11 |
28 |
76 |
| 1953 |
60 |
51 |
141 |
561 |
1684 |
8 |
24 |
36 |
100 |
| 1954 |
59 |
61 |
151 |
622 |
1835 |
2 |
4 |
38 |
104 |
| 1955 |
58 |
63 |
176 |
685 |
2011 |
2 |
6 |
40 |
110 |
| 1956 |
57 |
53 |
130 |
738 |
2141 |
4 |
9 |
44 |
119 |
| 1957 |
56 |
49 |
136 |
787 |
2277 |
4 |
10 |
48 |
129 |
| 1958 |
55 |
50 |
125 |
837 |
2402 |
5 |
13 |
53 |
142 |
| 1959 |
54 |
39 |
105 |
876 |
2507 |
2 |
4 |
55 |
146 |
| 1960 |
53 |
43 |
119 |
919 |
2626 |
1 |
3 |
56 |
149 |
| 1961 |
52 |
45 |
120 |
964 |
2746 |
2 |
4 |
58 |
153 |
| 1962 |
51 |
56 |
164 |
1020 |
2910 |
4 |
9 |
62 |
162 |
| 1963 |
50 |
60 |
151 |
1080 |
3061 |
5 |
12 |
67 |
174 |
| 1964 |
49 |
52 |
147 |
1132 |
3208 |
9 |
21 |
76 |
195 |
| 1965 |
48 |
52 |
134 |
1184 |
3342 |
6 |
15 |
82 |
210 |
| 1966 |
47 |
30 |
81 |
1214 |
3423 |
3 |
6 |
85 |
216 |
| 1967 |
46 |
24 |
67 |
1238 |
3490 |
3 |
7 |
88 |
223 |
| 1968 |
45 |
30 |
86 |
1268 |
3576 |
3 |
6 |
91 |
229 |
| 1969 |
44 |
38 |
97 |
1306 |
3673 |
5 |
11 |
96 |
240 |
| 1970 |
43 |
35 |
78 |
1341 |
3751 |
2 |
5 |
98 |
245 |
| 1971 |
42 |
29 |
73 |
1370 |
3824 |
5 |
11 |
103 |
256 |
| 1972 |
41 |
20 |
44 |
1390 |
3868 |
3 |
6 |
106 |
262 |
| 1973 |
40 |
20 |
51 |
1410 |
3919 |
1 |
3 |
107 |
265 |
| 1974 |
39 |
20 |
46 |
1430 |
3965 |
4 |
9 |
111 |
274 |
| 1975 |
38 |
8 |
16 |
1438 |
3981 |
1 |
2 |
112 |
276 |
| 1976 |
37 |
10 |
20 |
1448 |
4001 |
0 |
0 |
112 |
276 |
| 1977 |
36 |
5 |
15 |
1453 |
4016 |
1 |
3 |
113 |
279 |
| 1978 |
35 |
7 |
18 |
1460 |
4034 |
2 |
5 |
115 |
284 |
| 1979 |
34 |
6 |
18 |
1466 |
4052 |
3 |
7 |
118 |
291 |
| 1980 |
33 |
5 |
11 |
1471 |
4063 |
3 |
6 |
121 |
297 |
| 1981 |
32 |
5 |
13 |
1476 |
4076 |
2 |
4 |
123 |
301 |
| 1982 |
31 |
2 |
7 |
1478 |
4083 |
0 |
0 |
123 |
301 |
| 1983 |
30 |
2 |
5 |
1480 |
4088 |
0 |
0 |
123 |
301 |
| 1984 |
29 |
1 |
2 |
1481 |
4090 |
1 |
2 |
124 |
303 |
| 1985 |
28 |
3 |
7 |
1484 |
4097 |
0 |
0 |
124 |
303 |
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Directors |
1360 |
124 |
1484 |
| Seats |
3794 |
303 |
4097 |
| Average seats |
2.790 |
2.444 |
2.761 |
| Share of directors |
91.64% |
8.36% |
100.00% |
| Share of seats |
92.60% |
7.40% |
100.00% |
| Average age in 2012 |
56.6 |
52.1 |
56.2 |
Note: the average age excludes any people whose ages are unknown.
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