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Male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan

Male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan was 77.6 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.4 from 2022.

2023, years77.6 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.4
Series high77.92020
Series low54.41950
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Male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan, 1950 to 2023

5055606570758019501961197219831994200520231950: 54.4 years1951: 55 years1952: 55.7 years1953: 56.3 years1954: 56.5 years1955: 57.5 years1956: 58.1 years1957: 58.8 years1958: 58.6 years1959: 59.6 years1960: 60.3 years1961: 60.8 years1962: 61.6 years1963: 63.1 years1964: 62.3 years1965: 63.4 years1966: 63.9 years1967: 64.3 years1968: 64.3 years1969: 65.2 years1970: 66.8 years1971: 67.1 years1972: 67.4 years1973: 67.5 years1974: 68 years1975: 68.7 years1976: 68.9 years1977: 69 years1978: 69.4 years1979: 69.4 years1980: 69.7 years1981: 69.8 years1982: 70.2 years1983: 70.2 years1984: 70.7 years1985: 71.1 years1986: 71.1 years1987: 71.4 years1988: 71.1 years1989: 71.3 years1990: 71.6 years1991: 71.9 years1992: 71.9 years1993: 72 years1994: 72.1 years1995: 72 years1996: 72.3 years1997: 72.6 years1998: 72.8 years1999: 73 years2000: 73.4 years2001: 73.7 years2002: 74.1 years2003: 74.3 years2004: 74.3 years2005: 74.1 years2006: 74.8 years2007: 75.1 years2008: 75.2 years2009: 75.7 years2010: 76 years2011: 75.7 years2012: 76.1 years2013: 76.5 years2014: 76.4 years2015: 76.7 years2016: 76.5 years2017: 76.9 years2018: 77.2 years2019: 77.4 years2020: 77.9 years2021: 77.5 years2022: 77.3 years2023: 77.6 years
years. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodyears
202377.6 Estimated
202277.3 Estimated
202177.5 Estimated
202077.9 Estimated
201977.4 Estimated
201877.2 Estimated
201776.9 Estimated
201676.5 Estimated
201576.7 Estimated
201476.4 Estimated
201376.5 Estimated
201276.1 Estimated
201175.7 Estimated
201076 Estimated
200975.7 Estimated
200875.2 Estimated
200775.1 Estimated
200674.8 Estimated
200574.1 Estimated
200474.3 Estimated
200374.3 Estimated
200274.1 Estimated
200173.7 Estimated
200073.4 Estimated
199973 Estimated
199872.8 Estimated
199772.6 Estimated
199672.3 Estimated
199572 Estimated
199472.1 Estimated
199372 Estimated
199271.9 Estimated
199171.9 Estimated
199071.6 Estimated
198971.3 Estimated
198871.1 Estimated
198771.4 Estimated
198671.1 Estimated
198571.1 Estimated
198470.7 Estimated
198370.2 Estimated
198270.2 Estimated
198169.8 Estimated
198069.7 Estimated
197969.4 Estimated
197869.4 Estimated
197769 Estimated
197668.9 Estimated
197568.7 Estimated
197468 Estimated
197367.5 Estimated
197267.4 Estimated
197167.1 Estimated
197066.8 Estimated
196965.2 Estimated
196864.3 Estimated
196764.3 Estimated
196663.9 Estimated
196563.4 Estimated
196462.3 Estimated
196363.1 Estimated
196261.6 Estimated
196160.8 Estimated
196060.3 Estimated
195959.6 Estimated
195858.6 Estimated
195758.8 Estimated
195658.1 Estimated
195557.5 Estimated
195456.5 Estimated
195356.3 Estimated
195255.7 Estimated
195155 Estimated
195054.4 Estimated

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn boy would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). 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. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale) (Male life expectancy at birth, Taiwan, 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. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale), Male life expectancy at birth, Taiwan, 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/life-expectancy-male/taiwan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). Male life expectancy at birth, Taiwan, 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/life-expectancy-male/taiwan.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale), Male life expectancy at birth, Taiwan, 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/life-expectancy-male/taiwan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_male_life_expectancy_at_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale): Male life expectancy at birth, Taiwan, 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/life-expectancy-male/taiwan. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). 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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What is the male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan?

Male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan was 77.6 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.4 from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Male life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExMale). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest male life expectancy at birth in Taiwan?

77.9 years in 2020, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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