Life expectancy at birth in Turkmenistan

Life expectancy at birth in Turkmenistan was 70.2 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Turkmenistan, 2024 70.2 Years
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 70.1 years
World, 2024 73.5 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 153rd of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Turkmenistan 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.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period TurkmenistanWorld
2024 70.2 years 73.5 years
2023 70.1 years 73.3 years
2022 69.9 years 73.0 years
2021 69.4 years 71.2 years
2020 68.8 years 72.2 years
2019 69.4 years 72.9 years
2018 69.3 years 72.6 years
2017 69.2 years 72.4 years
2016 69.1 years 72.2 years
2015 69.1 years 72.0 years
2014 69.0 years 71.8 years
2013 69.0 years 71.5 years
2012 69.0 years 71.3 years
2011 68.9 years 71.0 years
2010 68.6 years 70.7 years
2009 68.2 years 70.4 years
2008 67.6 years 70.0 years
2007 67.0 years 69.8 years
2006 66.6 years 69.5 years
2005 66.3 years 69.1 years
2004 66.1 years 68.8 years
2003 65.9 years 68.5 years
2002 65.6 years 68.2 years
2001 65.3 years 67.9 years
2000 64.9 years 67.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 70.1 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 69.0 years, the figure has changed by +1.7%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Turkmenistan has the 153rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.

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Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Turkmenistan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects