Sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkey
Turkey: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.07 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.07
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
115th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 1950
All-time low
1.07
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkey is 1.07, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkey peaked at 1.14 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 2023.
Turkey ranks 115th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.14 | — |
| 1951 | 1.14 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.13 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.13 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 1.13 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.13 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.12 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.1 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 55 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkey?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Turkey was 1.07 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Turkey ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.