Turkey (2024)
18.4
years
+0.5% YoY
YoY Change
+0.5%
years
Trend
up
Series length
13
years of data

Data

Turkey Life Expectancy at Age 65 (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year years Change
2024 18.4 +0.5%
2023 18.3 n/a
2019 18.4 +0.5%
2018 18.3 +1.7%
2017 18 +0.6%
2016 17.9 unchanged
2015 17.9 -0.6%
2014 18 -1.1%
2013 18.2 +2.2%
2012 17.8 +2.3%
2011 17.4 +0.6%
2010 17.3 +2.4%
2009 16.9 n/a

About this Dataset

Turkey recorded 18.4 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.1. Across 2009–2024 the series ranges from 16.9 in 2009 to 18.4 in 2019.

This page tracks life expectancy at age 65 in Turkey from 2005 to present. Remaining years of life at retirement age is a key driver of pension system sustainability.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks life expectancy at age 65 in Turkey from 2005 to present. Remaining years of life at retirement age is a key driver of pension system sustainability. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2024 (13 observations).

The series peaked at 18.4 years in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 16.9 in 2009. The latest reading of 18.4 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1.