Life expectancy at birth in Taiwan
Life expectancy at birth in Taiwan was 80.56 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.4 from 2022.
Life expectancy at birth in Taiwan, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | years |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 80.56 Estimated |
| 2022 | 80.16 Estimated |
| 2021 | 80.78 Estimated |
| 2020 | 81.11 Estimated |
| 2019 | 80.6 Estimated |
| 2018 | 80.43 Estimated |
| 2017 | 80.06 Estimated |
| 2016 | 79.7 Estimated |
| 2015 | 79.88 Estimated |
| 2014 | 79.47 Estimated |
| 2013 | 79.6 Estimated |
| 2012 | 79.18 Estimated |
| 2011 | 78.88 Estimated |
| 2010 | 79.04 Estimated |
| 2009 | 78.7 Estimated |
| 2008 | 78.3 Estimated |
| 2007 | 78.05 Estimated |
| 2006 | 77.84 Estimated |
| 2005 | 77.13 Estimated |
| 2004 | 77.17 Estimated |
| 2003 | 77.04 Estimated |
| 2002 | 76.87 Estimated |
| 2001 | 76.48 Estimated |
| 2000 | 76.14 Estimated |
| 1999 | 75.62 Estimated |
| 1998 | 75.48 Estimated |
| 1997 | 75.32 Estimated |
| 1996 | 74.92 Estimated |
| 1995 | 74.62 Estimated |
| 1994 | 74.7 Estimated |
| 1993 | 74.56 Estimated |
| 1992 | 74.3 Estimated |
| 1991 | 74.29 Estimated |
| 1990 | 73.94 Estimated |
| 1989 | 73.67 Estimated |
| 1988 | 73.4 Estimated |
| 1987 | 73.61 Estimated |
| 1986 | 73.32 Estimated |
| 1985 | 73.3 Estimated |
| 1984 | 72.99 Estimated |
| 1983 | 72.4 Estimated |
| 1982 | 72.4 Estimated |
| 1981 | 72.02 Estimated |
| 1980 | 71.96 Estimated |
| 1979 | 71.71 Estimated |
| 1978 | 71.73 Estimated |
| 1977 | 71.26 Estimated |
| 1976 | 71.16 Estimated |
| 1975 | 70.88 Estimated |
| 1974 | 70.31 Estimated |
| 1973 | 69.8 Estimated |
| 1972 | 69.63 Estimated |
| 1971 | 69.36 Estimated |
| 1970 | 69.04 Estimated |
| 1969 | 67.72 Estimated |
| 1968 | 66.8 Estimated |
| 1967 | 66.67 Estimated |
| 1966 | 66.09 Estimated |
| 1965 | 65.73 Estimated |
| 1964 | 64.88 Estimated |
| 1963 | 64.47 Estimated |
| 1962 | 63.79 Estimated |
| 1961 | 62.98 Estimated |
| 1960 | 62.54 Estimated |
| 1959 | 61.61 Estimated |
| 1958 | 61.04 Estimated |
| 1957 | 60.95 Estimated |
| 1956 | 60.31 Estimated |
| 1955 | 59.8 Estimated |
| 1954 | 58.93 Estimated |
| 1953 | 58.56 Estimated |
| 1952 | 57.91 Estimated |
| 1951 | 57.19 Estimated |
| 1950 | 56.59 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Average number of years a newborn would live at current age-specific mortality, both sexes.
For US states, NCHS life tables are available only for a few recent years.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx). 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.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx) (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. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx), 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/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. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx). 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/taiwan.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx), 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/taiwan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_life_expectancy_at_birth_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx): 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/taiwan. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx). 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 life expectancy in Taiwan?
Life expectancy at birth in Taiwan was 80.56 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. Life expectancy at birth, both sexes, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LEx). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest life expectancy in Taiwan?
81.11 years in 2020, the highest value since 1950 in this series.