Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) 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: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 70.07 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is 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.
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 vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) 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 | 49.36 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 | +0.4% |
| 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 | 63.51 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 | 65.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 65.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.27 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 | 69.4 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% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 70.07 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 70.07 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 88% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
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 | 69.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.55 years | 68.85 years | 70.07 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0499 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0527 units per person (2025)
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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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 is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.