Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Turkey
Turkey: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 23.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.02 years
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
87th
of 215 countries
All-time high
23.7 years
in 2023
All-time low
18.35 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Turkey, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 23.02 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Turkey peaked at 23.7 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.35 years, in 1960.
Turkey ranks 87th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.35 years | — |
| 1961 | 18.55 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 18.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 18.94 years | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 18.92 years | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 18.93 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 18.94 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 18.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 19.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 19.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 19.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 19.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 19.41 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 19.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 19.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 19.72 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 19.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 19.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 20.26 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 20.26 years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 20.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 20.14 years | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 20.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 20.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 20.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 20.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 20.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 20.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 20.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 20.52 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 20.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 20.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 20.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 20.59 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 20.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 20.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 20.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 20.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 20.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 20.66 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 20.9 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 20.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 21.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 21.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 21.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 21.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 21.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 21.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 21.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 21.67 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 21.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 21.59 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 22.07 years | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 22.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 22.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 22.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 22.95 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 23.23 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 22.37 years | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 21.74 years | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 23.13 years | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 23.7 years | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 23.02 years | -2.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 23.02 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 23.02 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.69 years, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.83 years | 18.35 years | 19.09 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.7 years | 19.18 years | 20.26 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.31 years | 20.12 years | 20.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.65 years | 20.54 years | 20.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.25 years | 20.9 years | 21.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.53 years | 21.59 years | 23.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.79 years | 21.74 years | 23.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More gender data for Turkey
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 16,631 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 72,396 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 72,396 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8922 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 508,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 533,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 509,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 534,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 511,701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Turkey?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Turkey was 23.02 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.35 years in 1960.
- How does Turkey rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Turkey ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.