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Median age in Taiwan

Taiwan: Median age was 43.54 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
43.54 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
27th
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.54 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.66 years
in 1964
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Taiwan, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 43.54 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Taiwan peaked at 43.54 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.66 years, in 1964.

That places Taiwan 27th 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.

Median age in Taiwan, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.73 years —
1951 17.65 years -0.4%
1952 17.51 years -0.8%
1953 17.3 years -1.2%
1954 17.08 years -1.3%
1955 16.91 years -1.0%
1956 16.78 years -0.8%
1957 16.74 years -0.2%
1958 16.8 years +0.3%
1959 16.85 years +0.3%
1960 16.88 years +0.2%
1961 16.89 years +0.1%
1962 16.88 years -0.1%
1963 16.76 years -0.7%
1964 16.66 years -0.6%
1965 16.73 years +0.4%
1966 16.91 years +1.1%
1967 17.07 years +0.9%
1968 17.2 years +0.8%
1969 17.41 years +1.2%
1970 17.7 years +1.6%
1971 18.02 years +1.8%
1972 18.31 years +1.6%
1973 18.61 years +1.6%
1974 18.93 years +1.7%
1975 19.3 years +2.0%
1976 19.75 years +2.3%
1977 20.24 years +2.5%
1978 20.72 years +2.4%
1979 21.18 years +2.2%
1980 21.64 years +2.2%
1981 22.05 years +1.9%
1982 22.42 years +1.7%
1983 22.82 years +1.8%
1984 23.24 years +1.8%
1985 23.68 years +1.9%
1986 24.15 years +2.0%
1987 24.63 years +2.0%
1988 25.1 years +1.9%
1989 25.58 years +1.9%
1990 26.07 years +1.9%
1991 26.56 years +1.9%
1992 27.04 years +1.8%
1993 27.52 years +1.8%
1994 27.99 years +1.7%
1995 28.47 years +1.7%
1996 28.92 years +1.6%
1997 29.36 years +1.5%
1998 29.8 years +1.5%
1999 30.38 years +1.9%
2000 31.05 years +2.2%
2001 31.65 years +1.9%
2002 32.17 years +1.6%
2003 32.7 years +1.7%
2004 33.25 years +1.7%
2005 33.8 years +1.7%
2006 34.36 years +1.6%
2007 34.9 years +1.6%
2008 35.43 years +1.5%
2009 35.96 years +1.5%
2010 36.49 years +1.5%
2011 37.03 years +1.5%
2012 37.52 years +1.3%
2013 38 years +1.3%
2014 38.49 years +1.3%
2015 38.98 years +1.3%
2016 39.48 years +1.3%
2017 40.02 years +1.3%
2018 40.57 years +1.4%
2019 41.15 years +1.4%
2020 41.73 years +1.4%
2021 42.31 years +1.4%
2022 42.92 years +1.4%
2023 43.54 years +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.13 years 16.74 years 17.73 years 10
1960s 16.94 years 16.66 years 17.41 years 10
1970s 19.28 years 17.7 years 21.18 years 10
1980s 23.53 years 21.64 years 25.58 years 10
1990s 28.21 years 26.07 years 30.38 years 10
2000s 33.53 years 31.05 years 35.96 years 10
2010s 38.77 years 36.49 years 41.15 years 10
2020s 42.62 years 41.73 years 43.54 years 4

Countries ranked near Taiwan

  1. 24 Guernsey 43.98 years compare
  2. 25 Slovenia 43.89 years compare
  3. 26 Serbia 43.87 years compare
  4. 28 Hungary 43.32 years compare
  5. 29 Andorra 43.16 years compare
  6. 30 Jersey 43.1 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Taiwan?
Median age in Taiwan was 43.54 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 43.54 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 16.66 years in 1964.
How does Taiwan rank for median age?
Taiwan ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Taiwan data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.