Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Turkey

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Turkey was 77.16 years. A difference of -0.43 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Turkey were 74.53 years and 79.86 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Turkey for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Turkey (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Turkey (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	50.8	48.04	53.82
1961	51.56	48.8	54.61
1962	52.35	49.63	55.34
1963	53.12	50.31	56.23
1964	53.6	50.76	56.77
1965	54.11	51.27	57.28
1966	54.57	51.75	57.74
1967	55.18	52.36	58.38
1968	55.64	52.76	58.95
1969	56.18	53.3	59.52
1970	56.7	53.84	60.05
1971	57.22	54.35	60.6
1972	57.97	55.1	61.35
1973	58.46	55.49	61.99
1974	59.02	56.04	62.6
1975	59.51	56.54	63.1
1976	60.01	57.03	63.63
1977	60.85	57.78	64.55
1978	61.61	58.45	65.42
1979	62.16	59	65.94
1980	62.74	59.61	66.44
1981	63.19	60.07	66.85
1982	63.74	60.63	67.33
1983	64.27	61.11	67.9
1984	64.81	61.57	68.53
1985	65.34	62.08	69.05
1986	65.87	62.59	69.56
1987	66.38	63.09	70.05
1988	66.9	63.56	70.62
1989	67.36	64	71.08
1990	67.83	64.47	71.52
1991	68.29	64.92	71.96
1992	68.6	65.18	72.33
1993	69.02	65.58	72.74
1994	69.4	65.94	73.13
1995	69.73	66.22	73.52
1996	70.25	66.8	73.93
1997	70.67	67.26	74.3
1998	71.14	67.82	74.67
1999	70.75	67.62	74.05
2000	71.93	68.68	75.36
2001	72.27	69.03	75.69
2002	72.61	69.38	76.01
2003	72.91	69.68	76.32
2004	73.22	70.04	76.59
2005	73.51	70.3	76.91
2006	73.8	70.64	77.16
2007	74.13	70.97	77.47
2008	74.38	71.25	77.7
2009	74.68	71.56	78
2010	74.96	71.9	78.21
2011	74.82	71.76	78.12
2012	75.55	72.48	78.81
2013	76.17	73.12	79.36
2014	76.45	73.44	79.58
2015	76.54	73.48	79.74
2016	76.6	73.49	79.86
2017	77.04	73.96	80.25
2018	77.45	74.39	80.63
2019	77.74	74.68	80.89
2020	76.53	73.44	79.89
2021	75.72	72.72	79
2022	77.59	74.66	80.72
2023	77.16	74.53	79.86