Turkiye — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for Turkiye, 1960–2024.
Life expectancy for Turkiye was 77.4 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 77.7 in 2019. The lowest was 50.8 in 1960 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.66% per year.
Turkiye ranks 83 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 38%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 80.0, so Turkiye sits below it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 39 of 58 economies; Lithuania (77.2) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 105 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 132nd of 215 in 1960 → 130th of 216 in 1970 → 120th of 216 in 1980 → 114th of 217 in 1990 → 90th of 217 in 2000 → 81st of 217 in 2010 → 72nd of 217 in 2020 → 83rd of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.42 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.16 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.59 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 75.72 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 76.53 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 77.74 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.45 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.04 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 76.6 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.54 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.45 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.17 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 75.55 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 74.82 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 74.96 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 74.68 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 74.38 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 74.13 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.8 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 73.51 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 73.22 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 72.91 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.61 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.27 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 71.93 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 70.75 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 71.14 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.67 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.25 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 69.73 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.4 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 69.02 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 68.6 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 68.29 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 67.83 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 67.36 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 66.9 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 66.38 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 65.87 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 65.34 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 64.81 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 64.27 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 63.74 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 63.19 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 62.74 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 62.16 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 61.61 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 60.85 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 60.01 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 59.51 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 59.02 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 58.46 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 57.97 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 57.22 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 56.7 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 56.18 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 55.64 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 55.18 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 54.57 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 54.11 | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 53.6 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 53.12 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 52.35 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 51.56 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 50.8 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Turkiye’s Life expectancy in 1961?
51.56 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Turkiye’s Life expectancy figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — years — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Turkiye’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +52.4% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 77.42; 2023: 77.16; 2022: 77.59; 2021: 75.72; 2020: 76.53. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.LE00.IN — Life Expectancy at Birth. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.