Life expectancy at birth in Türkiye
Life expectancy at birth in Türkiye was 79.0 years in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
Türkiye, 2024
79.0b (Break in time series)
Change from 2023
+2.2%
European Union, 2024
81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
82.1 years
Position in 2024
25th of 37
Life expectancy at birth in Türkiye over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Türkiye | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.0 yearsb (break in time series) | 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 77.3 years | 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 76.3 years | 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | – | 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | – | 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 79.1 years | 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 78.9 years | 80.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 78.5 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 78.1 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 78.2 years | 80.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 78.1 years | 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 78.2 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 77.6 years | 80.2 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 77.1 years | 80.1 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 76.8 years | 79.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 76.0 years | 79.5 years |
| 2008 | – | 79.3 years |
| 2007 | – | 79.1 years |
| 2006 | – | 78.9 years |
| 2005 | – | 78.4 years |
| 2004 | – | 78.3 years |
| 2003 | – | 77.7 years |
| 2002 | – | 77.6 years |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2% from 77.3 years in 2023. The source marks a break in the series at 2024, so part of this change may come from a change in method.
- Since 2012, when it was 77.6 years, the figure has changed by +1.8%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Türkiye has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.
More for Türkiye
All statistics for Türkiye
Life expectancy at birth
77.4 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
Life expectancy at age 65
18.4b (Break in time series) years
2024 · Eurostat
Adults with obesity
21.1%
2019 · Eurostat