What is life expectancy in Taiwan?

Life expectancy in Taiwan was 80.56 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Taiwan?

The highest recorded value was 81.11 years in 2020.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Taiwan?

The lowest recorded value was 56.59 years in 1950.

How does Taiwan rank for life expectancy?

Taiwan ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Taiwan?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Taiwan data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Taiwan

Name: Life expectancy in Taiwan
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Taiwan: Life expectancy was 80.56 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

80.56 years

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

52nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

81.11 years

in 2020

All-time low

56.59 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Taiwan, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 80.56 years for life expectancy in 2023.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Taiwan peaked at 81.11 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.59 years, in 1950.

That places Taiwan 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	59.29 years	56.59 years	61.61 years	10
1960s	65.17 years	62.54 years	67.72 years	10
1970s	70.49 years	69.04 years	71.73 years	10
1980s	72.91 years	71.96 years	73.67 years	10
1990s	74.77 years	73.94 years	75.62 years	10
2000s	77.37 years	76.14 years	78.7 years	10
2010s	79.68 years	78.88 years	80.6 years	10
2020s	80.65 years	80.16 years	81.11 years	4

Countries ranked near Taiwan

49 Maldives 81.04 years compare
50 Isle of Man 81 years compare
51 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare
53 Kuwait 80.4 years compare
54 Cayman Islands 80.36 years compare
55 Saint Martin (French part) 80.22 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Taiwan

Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman (2010)
Life expectancy at age 15 91.03 years (2100)
Life expectancy vs. health spending 80.56 years (2023)
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality 6.71 (2025)

All data for Taiwan →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Taiwan?: Life expectancy in Taiwan was 80.56 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Taiwan?: The highest recorded value was 81.11 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Taiwan?: The lowest recorded value was 56.59 years in 1950.
How does Taiwan rank for life expectancy?: Taiwan ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Taiwan?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Taiwan data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.