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.

Life expectancy in Turkey

Name: Life expectancy in Turkey
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

1937–2023

Life expectancy in Turkey, 1937–2023

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

Analysis

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

88 Ecuador 77.39 years compare
89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
90 Guam 77.21 years compare
92 Montenegro 77.09 years compare
93 Tokelau 77.05 years compare
94 Hungary 77.02 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Turkey

Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 665,251 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 5.08 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 676,820 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 652,875 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 684,154 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 688,879 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 686,034 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 678,233 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 662,588 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 11.8% (2025)

All data for Turkey →

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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.