Turkey - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy increases in Türkiye

In 2023 the life expectancy in Türkiye increased to 77.3 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 79.8 years and for men 74.8 years.

Türkiye’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 64th in 2022 to 67th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Türkiye over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 76.3 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 78.2 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Türkiye. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Türkiye in Turkish economy.

Türkiye - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	79.80	74.80	77.30
2022	78.40	74.30	76.30
2021	79.00	72.72	75.72
2020	79.89	73.44	76.53
2019	81.80	76.40	79.10
2018	81.60	76.20	78.90
2017	81.30	75.70	78.50
2016	81.00	75.40	78.10
2015	81.00	75.40	78.20
2014	80.90	75.40	78.10
2013	81.10	75.40	78.20
2012	80.50	74.80	77.60
2011	79.80	74.40	77.10
2010	79.40	74.20	76.80
2009	78.80	73.30	76.00
2008	77.70	71.25	74.38
2007	77.47	70.98	74.13
2006	77.16	70.64	73.80
2005	76.91	70.30	73.51
2004	76.59	70.04	73.22
2003	76.32	69.68	72.91
2002	76.01	69.38	72.61
2001	75.69	69.03	72.27
2000	75.37	68.68	71.93
1999	74.05	67.62	70.75
1998	74.67	67.82	71.14
1997	74.30	67.26	70.67
1996	73.93	66.80	70.25
1995	73.52	66.22	69.73
1994	73.13	65.94	69.40
1993	72.74	65.58	69.02
1992	72.33	65.18	68.60
1991	71.96	64.92	68.29
1990	71.52	64.48	67.84
1989	71.08	64.00	67.37
1988	70.62	63.56	66.90
1987	70.05	63.09	66.38
1986	69.56	62.59	65.87
1985	69.05	62.08	65.34
1984	68.53	61.57	64.81
1983	67.90	61.11	64.27
1982	67.33	60.63	63.74
1981	66.85	60.07	63.19
1980	66.44	59.61	62.74
1979	65.94	59.00	62.16
1978	65.42	58.45	61.61
1977	64.55	57.78	60.85
1976	63.63	57.03	60.01
1975	63.10	56.54	59.51
1974	62.60	56.04	59.02
1973	61.99	55.49	58.46
1972	61.35	55.10	57.97
1971	60.60	54.35	57.22
1970	60.05	53.84	56.70
1969	59.52	53.30	56.18
1968	58.95	52.76	55.64
1967	58.38	52.36	55.18
1966	57.74	51.75	54.57
1965	57.28	51.27	54.11
1964	56.77	50.76	53.60
1963	56.23	50.31	53.12
1962	55.34	49.63	52.35
1961	54.61	48.80	51.56
1960	53.82	48.04	50.80

Türkiye - Life expectancy at birth