Life expectancy at birth in Türkiye
Life expectancy at birth in Türkiye was 77.4 years in 2024.
Türkiye, 2024
77.4
Change from 2023
+0.3%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
82.1 years
Position in 2024
83rd of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Türkiye over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.4 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 77.2 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 77.6 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 75.7 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 76.5 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 77.7 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 77.5 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 77.0 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 76.6 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 76.5 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 76.5 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 76.2 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 75.6 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 74.8 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 75.0 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 74.7 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 74.4 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 74.1 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 73.8 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 73.5 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 73.2 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 72.9 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 72.6 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 72.3 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 71.9 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 77.2 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 76.5 years, the figure has changed by +1.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Türkiye has the 83rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for Türkiye
All statistics for Türkiye
Life expectancy at birth
79.0b (Break in time series) years
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth, women
80.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
74.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
9.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
314 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
62.3%
2025 · Eurostat