Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Taiwan
Taiwan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1054 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1054
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
165th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.2282
in 1950
All-time low
0.1054
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Taiwan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Taiwan stood at 0.1054. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Taiwan peaked at 0.2282 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1054, in 2023.
Taiwan ranks 165th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2282 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2226 | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 0.2164 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2108 | -2.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2093 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2006 | -4.2% |
| 1956 | 0.196 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1912 | -2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1931 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1871 | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 0.179 | -4.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1762 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1709 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1624 | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1645 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1579 | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1563 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1528 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1501 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1481 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1449 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.142 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1414 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1396 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1369 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1379 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1363 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1358 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1369 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1357 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1348 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1336 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1322 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1295 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1289 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1261 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1256 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1266 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1273 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1276 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.126 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1261 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1246 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1268 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1267 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1261 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1249 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1249 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1236 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.123 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1215 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.12 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1185 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1182 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1184 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1194 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1195 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1166 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1152 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.115 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1128 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.113 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1114 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1104 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1098 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1091 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1094 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1074 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1067 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1066 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1105 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1106 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1064 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1054 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2055 | 0.1871 | 0.2282 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1618 | 0.1481 | 0.179 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1387 | 0.1357 | 0.1449 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1292 | 0.1256 | 0.1348 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1253 | 0.123 | 0.1268 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1182 | 0.115 | 0.1215 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1097 | 0.1066 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1082 | 0.1054 | 0.1106 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 162 Tokelau 0.1068 compare
- 163 Isle of Man 0.1068 compare
- 164 Aruba 0.1063 compare
- 166 Lebanon 0.1052 compare
- 167 British Virgin Islands 0.105 compare
- 168 Martinique 0.1049 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Taiwan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.87 live births per woman (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0807 (2023)
- Three metrics of inequality 60.86 (2017)
- Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6086 (2017)
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices (2021)
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Taiwan?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Taiwan was 0.1054 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2282 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1054 in 2023.
- How does Taiwan rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Taiwan ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.