Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Turkey
Turkey: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.853 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.853
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.853
in 2022
All-time low
0.598
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human Development Index in Turkey, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index in Turkey stood at 0.853. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Turkey peaked at 0.853 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.598, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 39th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.598 | — |
| 1991 | 0.602 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.608 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.615 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.616 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.623 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.63 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.638 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.649 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.652 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.669 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.675 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.685 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.691 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.696 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.701 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.711 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.719 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.721 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.728 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.75 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.764 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.772 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.802 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.813 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.821 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.826 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.833 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.838 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.841 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.838 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.841 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.853 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.853 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.804, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.853 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6231 | 0.598 | 0.652 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6996 | 0.669 | 0.728 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.806 | 0.75 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8462 | 0.838 | 0.853 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Turkey?
- Human development index in Turkey was 0.853 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.853 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.598 in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for human development index?
- Turkey ranks 39th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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