Life expectation at birth by sex in Turkey
Turkey: Life expectation at birth by sex was 79.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.86
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
99th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.89
in 2019
All-time low
50.41
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectation at birth by sex in Turkey is 79.86, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Turkey peaked at 80.89 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.41, in 1950.
That places Turkey 99th 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 expectation at birth by sex in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.41 | — |
| 1951 | 50.67 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 51.2 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 51.14 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 51.79 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 52.03 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 52.43 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 52.23 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 52.3 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 53.13 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 53.82 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 54.61 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 55.34 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 56.23 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 56.77 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 57.28 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 57.74 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 58.38 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 58.95 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 59.52 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 60.05 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 60.6 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 61.35 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 61.99 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 62.6 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 63.1 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 63.63 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 64.55 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 65.42 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 65.94 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 66.44 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 66.85 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 67.33 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.9 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 68.53 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 69.05 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 69.56 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 70.05 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 70.62 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 71.08 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 71.52 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 71.96 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 72.33 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 72.74 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 73.13 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 73.52 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.93 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 74.3 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.67 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.05 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 75.37 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 75.69 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.01 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.32 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.59 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 76.91 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.16 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.47 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.7 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.21 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.12 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.81 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.37 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 79.58 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.74 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.86 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.25 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.63 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.89 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.89 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 79 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 80.72 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 79.86 | -1.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 79.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 79.86 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.73 | 50.41 | 53.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.87 | 53.82 | 59.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.92 | 60.05 | 65.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.74 | 66.44 | 71.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.22 | 71.52 | 74.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.72 | 75.37 | 78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.55 | 78.12 | 80.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.87 | 79 | 80.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More population data for Turkey
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.543 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9701 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Population density 84.9 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.26 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1677 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Turkey?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Turkey was 79.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 80.89 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.41 in 1950.
- How does Turkey rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Turkey ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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