Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita in Turkmenistan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Turkmenistan stood at 70.07 years. 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 vs. gdp per capita in Turkmenistan peaked at 70.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.1 years, in 1950.
Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 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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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Turkmenistan?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.07 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1 years in 1950.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Turkmenistan ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.