Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Turkey
Turkey: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 13.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Turkey, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, male in Turkey stood at 13.34 years. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Turkey peaked at 19.23 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.34 years, in 2024.
Turkey ranks 214th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.68 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 14.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 15.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 14.99 years | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 14.98 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 15 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 15.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 14.98 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 15.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 15.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 15.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 15.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 15.28 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 15.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 15.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 15.44 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 15.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 15.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 15.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 15.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 15.7 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 15.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 15.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15.71 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 15.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 15.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 15.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 15.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 15.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 15.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 15.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 15.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 16.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 16.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 16.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 16.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 16.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 16.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 16.3 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 16.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 16.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 16.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 16.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.82 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 16.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.21 years | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.63 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 18.01 years | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 18.14 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 18.11 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 18.11 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.32 years | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 18.56 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 18.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 17.5 years | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 17.18 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 18.55 years | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 19.23 years | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 13.34 years | -30.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 13.34 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.53 years, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 13.34 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.68 years, 71% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -30.6% | 19.23 years | 13.34 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.96 years | 14.68 years | 15.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.39 years | 15.12 years | 15.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.76 years | 15.7 years | 15.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.1 years | 15.9 years | 16.34 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.87 years | 16.48 years | 17.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.02 years | 17.21 years | 18.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.16 years | 13.34 years | 19.23 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 211 Tanzania 14.43 years compare
- 212 Cayman Islands 13.71 years compare
- 213 United States 13.47 years compare
- 215 Isle of Man 13.15 years compare
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, male in Turkey?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Turkey was 13.34 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, male recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 19.23 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.34 years in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Turkey ranks 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.