Life expectancy in Türkiye
Türkiye: Life expectancy was 75.85 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
75.85 years
World rank
54th
of 162 countries
All-time high
76.65 years
in 2015
All-time low
26.36 years
in 1870
Years of data
24
1870–2020
Life expectancy in Türkiye, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 75.85 years for life expectancy in 2020.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Türkiye peaked at 76.65 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.36 years, in 1870.
Türkiye ranks 54th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 26.36 years | — |
| 1880 | 27.01 years | +2.5% |
| 1890 | 28.03 years | +3.8% |
| 1900 | 29.42 years | +4.9% |
| 1913 | 30 years | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 31.84 years | +6.1% |
| 1929 | 34.08 years | +7.0% |
| 1933 | 34.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1938 | 36 years | +4.6% |
| 1950 | 48.2 years | +33.9% |
| 1955 | 48.15 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 50.48 years | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 53.77 years | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 56.7 years | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 59.28 years | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 60.3 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 61.98 years | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 67.71 years | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 69.61 years | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 71.86 years | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 73.53 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 75.07 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 76.65 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 75.85 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 26.36 years | 26.36 years | 26.36 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 27.01 years | 27.01 years | 27.01 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 28.03 years | 28.03 years | 28.03 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 29.42 years | 29.42 years | 29.42 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 30 years | 30 years | 30 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 32.96 years | 31.84 years | 34.08 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 35.22 years | 34.43 years | 36 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 48.17 years | 48.15 years | 48.2 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 52.13 years | 50.48 years | 53.77 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.99 years | 56.7 years | 59.28 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.14 years | 60.3 years | 61.98 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.66 years | 67.71 years | 69.61 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.7 years | 71.86 years | 73.53 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.86 years | 75.07 years | 76.65 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.85 years | 75.85 years | 75.85 years | 1 |
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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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Türkiye?
- Life expectancy in Türkiye was 75.85 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 76.65 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.36 years in 1870.
- How does Türkiye rank for life expectancy?
- Türkiye ranks 54th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.