Life expectancy at birth, male in Türkiye
Türkiye: Life expectancy at birth, male was 74.62 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.62 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
81st
of 217 countries
All-time high
74.68 years
in 2019
All-time low
48.04 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Türkiye, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Türkiye is 74.62 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Türkiye peaked at 74.68 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.04 years, in 1960.
Türkiye ranks 81st 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, male in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.04 years | — |
| 1961 | 48.8 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 49.63 years | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 50.31 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 50.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 51.27 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 51.75 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 52.36 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 52.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 53.3 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 53.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 54.35 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 55.1 years | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 55.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 56.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 56.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 57.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 57.77 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 58.45 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 59 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 59.61 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 60.07 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 60.63 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 61.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 61.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 62.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 62.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 63.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 63.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 64 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 64.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 64.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 65.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 65.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 65.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 66.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 66.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 67.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 67.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 67.62 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 68.68 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 69.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 69.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 69.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 70.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 70.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.76 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 73.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 73.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.49 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 74.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 74.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.44 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 72.72 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 74.66 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 74.53 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 74.62 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.9 years | 48.04 years | 53.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.36 years | 53.84 years | 59 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.83 years | 59.61 years | 64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.18 years | 64.47 years | 67.82 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.15 years | 68.68 years | 71.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.27 years | 71.76 years | 74.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.99 years | 72.72 years | 74.66 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 78 Antigua and Barbuda 74.74 years compare
- 79 British Virgin Islands 74.7 years compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 74.65 years compare
- 82 North Macedonia 74.48 years compare
- 83 Malaysia 74.45 years compare
- 84 Sri Lanka 74.45 years compare
More health data for Türkiye
- 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 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, male in Türkiye?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Türkiye was 74.62 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 74.68 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.04 years in 1960.
- How does Türkiye rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Türkiye ranks 81st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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, male (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.