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Life expectancy in Turkey

Turkey: Life expectancy was 77.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
77.16 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
91st
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.74 years
in 2019
All-time low
31.34 years
in 1942
Years of data
77
1937–2023

Life expectancy in Turkey, 1937–2023

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Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Turkey is 77.16 years, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Turkey peaked at 77.74 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.34 years, in 1942.

That places Turkey 91st 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 77 years of available data.

Life expectancy in Turkey, year by year

Year years Change
1937 35.43 years —
1942 31.34 years -11.5%
1947 38.1 years +21.6%
1950 47.29 years +24.1%
1951 47.6 years +0.7%
1952 48.12 years +1.1%
1953 48.2 years +0.2%
1954 48.8 years +1.2%
1955 49.06 years +0.5%
1956 49.47 years +0.8%
1957 49.22 years -0.5%
1958 49.23 years +0.0%
1959 50.14 years +1.8%
1960 50.8 years +1.3%
1961 51.56 years +1.5%
1962 52.35 years +1.5%
1963 53.12 years +1.5%
1964 53.6 years +0.9%
1965 54.1 years +0.9%
1966 54.57 years +0.9%
1967 55.18 years +1.1%
1968 55.64 years +0.8%
1969 56.18 years +1.0%
1970 56.7 years +0.9%
1971 57.22 years +0.9%
1972 57.97 years +1.3%
1973 58.45 years +0.8%
1974 59.02 years +1.0%
1975 59.51 years +0.8%
1976 60.01 years +0.8%
1977 60.85 years +1.4%
1978 61.61 years +1.3%
1979 62.16 years +0.9%
1980 62.74 years +0.9%
1981 63.19 years +0.7%
1982 63.74 years +0.9%
1983 64.27 years +0.8%
1984 64.81 years +0.8%
1985 65.34 years +0.8%
1986 65.87 years +0.8%
1987 66.38 years +0.8%
1988 66.9 years +0.8%
1989 67.36 years +0.7%
1990 67.83 years +0.7%
1991 68.29 years +0.7%
1992 68.6 years +0.5%
1993 69.02 years +0.6%
1994 69.4 years +0.6%
1995 69.73 years +0.5%
1996 70.25 years +0.7%
1997 70.67 years +0.6%
1998 71.14 years +0.7%
1999 70.75 years -0.6%
2000 71.93 years +1.7%
2001 72.27 years +0.5%
2002 72.6 years +0.5%
2003 72.91 years +0.4%
2004 73.22 years +0.4%
2005 73.51 years +0.4%
2006 73.8 years +0.4%
2007 74.13 years +0.4%
2008 74.38 years +0.3%
2009 74.68 years +0.4%
2010 74.96 years +0.4%
2011 74.82 years -0.2%
2012 75.55 years +1.0%
2013 76.17 years +0.8%
2014 76.45 years +0.4%
2015 76.54 years +0.1%
2016 76.59 years +0.1%
2017 77.04 years +0.6%
2018 77.45 years +0.5%
2019 77.74 years +0.4%
2020 76.53 years -1.6%
2021 75.72 years -1.0%
2022 77.59 years +2.5%
2023 77.16 years -0.6%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 77.16 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 77.16 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1930s 35.43 years 35.43 years 35.43 years 1
1940s 34.72 years 31.34 years 38.1 years 2
1950s 48.71 years 47.29 years 50.14 years 10
1960s 53.71 years 50.8 years 56.18 years 10
1970s 59.35 years 56.7 years 62.16 years 10
1980s 65.06 years 62.74 years 67.36 years 10
1990s 69.57 years 67.83 years 71.14 years 10
2000s 73.34 years 71.93 years 74.68 years 10
2010s 76.33 years 74.82 years 77.74 years 10
2020s 76.75 years 75.72 years 77.59 years 4

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 88 Ecuador 77.39 years compare
  2. 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
  3. 90 Guam 77.21 years compare
  4. 92 Montenegro 77.09 years compare
  5. 93 Tokelau 77.05 years compare
  6. 94 Hungary 77.02 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Turkey?
Life expectancy in Turkey was 77.16 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 recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 77.74 years in 2019.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 31.34 years in 1942.
How does Turkey rank for life expectancy?
Turkey ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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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.