Life expectancy at birth in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Life expectancy at birth was 70.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.07 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
169th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.07 years
in 2023
All-time low
48.1 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth in Turkmenistan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Turkmenistan is 70.07 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Turkmenistan peaked at 70.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.1 years, in 1950.
That places Turkmenistan 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.1 years | — |
| 1951 | 48.56 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 48.97 years | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 49.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 49.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 50.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 50.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 50.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 51.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 51.77 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 52.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 52.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 52.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 53.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 53.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 53.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 54.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 54.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 55.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 55.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 56.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 56.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 56.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 56.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 57.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 57.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 57.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 57.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 58.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 59.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 60.18 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 60.98 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 61.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 61.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 62.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 62.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 63.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 63.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 63.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 63.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 63.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 63.84 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 63.59 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 63.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.51 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.54 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 63.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 63.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 64.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 65.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 67.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.58 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 68.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.97 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.85 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 69.35 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 70.07 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.96 years | 48.1 years | 51.77 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.85 years | 52.15 years | 55.69 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.27 years | 56.05 years | 59.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.41 years | 60.18 years | 63.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.77 years | 63.51 years | 64.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.34 years | 64.93 years | 68.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.05 years | 68.61 years | 69.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.55 years | 68.85 years | 70.07 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7784 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Turkmenistan?
- Life expectancy at birth in Turkmenistan was 70.07 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.07 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1 years in 1950.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Turkmenistan ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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