Life expectancy at birth, female in Turkey
Turkey: Life expectancy at birth, female was 80.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.34 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
79th
of 217 countries
All-time high
80.89 years
in 2019
All-time low
53.82 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Turkey, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Turkey stood at 80.34 years.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Turkey peaked at 80.89 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.82 years, in 1960.
Turkey ranks 79th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Turkey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.82 years | — |
| 1961 | 54.6 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 55.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 56.23 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 56.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 57.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 57.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 58.38 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 58.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 59.52 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 60.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 60.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 61.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 61.99 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 62.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 63.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 63.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 64.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 65.42 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 65.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 66.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 66.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 67.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.9 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 68.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 69.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 69.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 70.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 70.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 71.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 71.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 71.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 72.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 72.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 73.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 73.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 74.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.05 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 75.36 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 75.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.32 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 76.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.81 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 79.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.89 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 79 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 80.72 years | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 79.86 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 80.34 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.87 years | 53.82 years | 59.52 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.92 years | 60.05 years | 65.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.74 years | 66.44 years | 71.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.22 years | 71.52 years | 74.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.72 years | 75.36 years | 78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.55 years | 78.12 years | 80.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.96 years | 79 years | 80.72 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 76 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.45 years compare
- 77 Antigua and Barbuda 80.45 years compare
- 78 Montenegro 80.4 years compare
- 80 Jordan 80.33 years compare
- 81 Ecuador 80.31 years compare
- 82 Peru 80.3 years compare
- 82 Romania 80.3 years compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,582 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Turkey?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Turkey was 80.34 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 80.89 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.82 years in 1960.
- How does Turkey rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Turkey ranks 79th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.