Life expectancy at birth, total in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Life expectancy at birth, total was 70.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Turkmenistan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 70.2 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Turkmenistan peaked at 70.2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.15 years, in 1960.
That places Turkmenistan 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 69.68 years | 68.85 years | 70.2 years | 5 |
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More health data for Turkmenistan
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.87 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 72,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 70,259 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 75,719 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 78,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 81,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 76,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 66,125 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Turkmenistan?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Turkmenistan was 70.2 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.15 years in 1960.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Turkmenistan ranks 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.