In 1800, the average child born in the region of present-day Turkey was expect to live to the age of 35. This figure would see little change for most of the 19th century, rising to just 36 years by the beginning of the 20th century. However, Turkey’s life expectancy would fall greatly with the beginning of the First World War in 1914, as both extensive wartime casualties and an organized campaign of mass execution and deportation of the Ottoman Empire's non-Turkish populations would result in the deaths of approximately three million people; the victims of the respective Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocides are thought to make up over half of these deaths.

Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1923, life expectancy in Turkey would begin to recover somewhat, but would proceed to fall again in the late 1930s, as the Great Depression and the Second World War would cause significant economic harm to the country, despite Turkey’s neutrality for much of the conflict. However, the 1950s would see Turkey’s population begin to grow rapidly, as the republic would begin to rapidly modernize both the country’s healthcare and economy, and mass immunization programs would lead to a sharp drop in child mortality. As a result, Turkey’s life expectancy would rise to over 68 years by 2000, with a slight increase beginning in the early 2000s after healthcare reforms in the country established universal healthcare in the country. As a result, in 2020, it is estimated that the average person born in Turkey will live to an age of just over 77 years.

Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data was reported at 72.498 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 72.231 Year for 2015. Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 59.796 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.498 Year in 2016 and a record low of 42.481 Year in 1960. Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.World Bank: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Turkey: Life expectancy, in years, male: The latest value from 2022 is 75.38 years, an increase from 73.04 years in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 69.65 years, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for Turkey from 1960 to 2022 is 63.61 years. The minimum value, 47.94 years, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 75.38 years was recorded in 2022.

As of 2023, the countries with the highest life expectancy included Switzerland, Japan, and Spain. As of that time, a new-born child in Switzerland could expect to live an average of **** years. Around the world, females consistently have a higher average life expectancy than males, with females in Europe expected to live an average of *** years longer than males on this continent. Increases in life expectancy The overall average life expectancy in OECD countries increased by **** years from 1970 to 2019. The countries that saw the largest increases included Turkey, India, and South Korea. The life expectancy at birth in Turkey increased an astonishing 24.4 years over this period. The countries with the lowest life expectancy worldwide as of 2022 were Chad, Lesotho, and Nigeria, where a newborn could be expected to live an average of ** years. Life expectancy in the U.S. The life expectancy in the United States was ***** years as of 2023. Shockingly, the life expectancy in the United States has decreased in recent years, while it continues to increase in other similarly developed countries. The COVID-19 pandemic and increasing rates of suicide and drug overdose deaths from the opioid epidemic have been cited as reasons for this decrease.

Turkey: Life expectancy, in years, female: The latest value from 2022 is 81.5 years, an increase from 79.12 years in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 74.94 years, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for Turkey from 1960 to 2022 is 70.11 years. The minimum value, 53.82 years, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 81.5 years was recorded in 2022.

Turkey TURKSTAT Forecast: VS: Life Expectancy: at Birth: Male data was reported at 77.044 Year in 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 76.833 Year for 2024. Turkey TURKSTAT Forecast: VS: Life Expectancy: at Birth: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 73.400 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2025, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.044 Year in 2025 and a record low of 65.400 Year in 1990. Turkey TURKSTAT Forecast: VS: Life Expectancy: at Birth: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Turkish Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.G004: Vital Statistics: Forecast: Turkish Statistical Institute.

Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data was reported at 75.755 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 75.498 Year for 2015. Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 63.266 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.755 Year in 2016 and a record low of 45.369 Year in 1960. Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.World Bank: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, or derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data was reported at 78.982 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 78.742 Year for 2015. Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 66.968 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 78.982 Year in 2016 and a record low of 48.433 Year in 1960. Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

The total life expectancy at birth in Turkey stood at 77.16 years in 2023. Between 1960 and 2023, the life expectancy at birth rose by 26.36 years, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth data was reported at 76.030 Year in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 75.850 Year for 2020. Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth data is updated yearly, averaging 73.685 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2021, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.830 Year in 2019 and a record low of 67.710 Year in 1990. Turkey TR: Life Expectancy at Birth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.OECD.GGI: Social: Demography: OECD Member: Annual.

In 2023, the death rate in Turkey increased by 0.3 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants (+5.08 percent) compared to 2022. In total, the death rate amounted to 6.2 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023. The crude death rate is the annual number of deaths in a given population, expressed per 1,000 people. When looked at in unison with the crude birth rate, the rate of natural increase can be determined.Find more statistics on other topics about Turkey with key insights such as total life expectancy at birth, total fertility rate, and infant mortality rate.

Turkey TURKSTAT Forecast: Vital Statistics (VS): Life Expectancy: at Birth data was reported at 79.574 Year in 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 79.374 Year for 2024. Turkey TURKSTAT Forecast: Vital Statistics (VS): Life Expectancy: at Birth data is updated yearly, averaging 75.500 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2025, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.574 Year in 2025 and a record low of 67.400 Year in 1990. Turkey TURKSTAT Forecast: Vital Statistics (VS): Life Expectancy: at Birth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Turkish Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.G004: Vital Statistics: Forecast: Turkish Statistical Institute.

Turkey TURKSTAT Forecast: VS: Life Expectancy: at Birth: Female data was reported at 82.243 Year in 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 82.055 Year for 2024. Turkey TURKSTAT Forecast: VS: Life Expectancy: at Birth: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 77.800 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2025, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82.243 Year in 2025 and a record low of 69.500 Year in 1990. Turkey TURKSTAT Forecast: VS: Life Expectancy: at Birth: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Turkish Statistical Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Turkey – Table TR.G004: Vital Statistics: Forecast: Turkish Statistical Institute.

The statistic shows the total population of Turkey from 2020 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. In 2024, the total population of Turkey amounted to about 86.03 million people. Population of Turkey Although total population increased on a yearly basis from 2004 to 2014, population growth has slowly decreased annually as of 2011, despite remaining positive. However, in 2012, population growth increased, compared to the previous year for the first time in over a decade. The country’s fertility rate, on the other hand, continued to drop annually since 2002. Life expectancy was also rather low, however this value appears to be irrelative to how developed a country actually is, especially when considering the life expectancy of many other advanced countries. From an economic standpoint, Turkey has been noticeably improving, especially in comparison to 2008. One improved aspect can be found in the country’s employment rate. In 2009, unemployment reached a decade high but dropped dramatically yearly until 2012. However since 2012, the unemployment rate has started to increase again, with this trend continuing into 2014. Turkey’s inflation rate, on the other hand, reached a decade low in 2014 compared to 2013, despite continuous fluctuations since 2008. The country’s GDP has also reached a decade high in 2014, more than doubling its value since 2004, despite a significant plunge in 2009. When analyzing year-over -year trends, GDP has continued to positively grow since 2009, however has slowed down since 2012.

In 1800, the region of present-day Turkey had a population of approximately 9.8 million. Turkey’s population would grow steadily throughout the 1800s, growing to 14 million by the turn of the century. During this time, Turkey was the center of the Ottoman Empire, which also covered much of the Balkans, Arabia, and the African coast from Libya to Somalia. In the early 20th century, the Ottoman Empire's dissolution period began, characterized by political instability and a series of military defeats and coups. The empire was one of the defeated Central Powers of the First World War, in which it suffered approximately three million total fatalities. It is estimated that the majority of these deaths did not come directly from the war, but as a result of the government-orchestrated mass expulsion and genocide of non-Turks from within the Turkish borders, specifically Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks and Kurds; many ethnic Turks were simultaneously expelled from neighboring countries, namely Greece, which makes these events less-visible when examining annual data, although Turkey's total population did drop by one million between 1914 and 1924.

The Republic of Turkey Following the end of the Turkish War of Independence in 1923, and the establishment of the republic of Turkey, the population would begin to recover, tripling from just around 21 million in 1950 to over 63 million by the turn of the century. The new republic, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, introduced sweeping, progressive reforms that modernized the country, particularly its healthcare and education systems. Turkey remained neutral throughout the Second World War, and became a member of NATO during the Cold War. The second half of the 1900s was marked with intermittent periods of political instability, and a number of military conflicts (namely, in Cyprus and Kurdistan). In spite of this, Turkey has generally been considered a developed country for most of this time, although its life expectancy and infant mortality rates have often been more in line with developing nations.

Modern Turkey In the past decade, Turkey's population growth has continued its rapid growth; while birth rates have declined, the mass migration of refugees to the country fleeing the Syrian Civil War has seen the population growth ramain high. This influx of refugees was seen as a stepping stone in Turkey's accession to the European Union, with whom it has been negotiating a potential membership since 2005. Accession to the EU would provide huge economic benefits to Turkey, however, political developments in recent years (particularly the 2016 coup) have seen these negotiations stall, as the EU has accused the Turkish government of committing widespread human rights violations, such as torture, political imprisonment and censorship of free speech. In 2020, Turkey's population is estimated to be over 84 million people, and is expected to exceed 100 million in the next two decades.