Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Turkey
Turkey: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0998 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0998
Change on year
up 19.7%
World rank
129th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3884
in 1950
All-time low
0.0834
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Turkey stood at 0.0998.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Turkey peaked at 0.3884 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0834, in 2022.
Turkey ranks 129th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3884 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3848 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 0.3776 | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 0.3787 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.3713 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.3672 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3624 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.3594 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3553 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.3487 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 0.3426 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3355 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3279 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3205 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3139 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3079 | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3025 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2955 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2895 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2836 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2785 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2726 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2662 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2602 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2543 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2496 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2444 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.236 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2294 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2234 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2177 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2118 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2061 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2008 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1944 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1888 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1835 | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1783 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1731 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1681 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1634 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1586 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1546 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1499 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1456 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1417 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1375 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1336 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.13 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1347 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1229 | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1197 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1167 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1138 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1111 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1085 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1061 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1038 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1017 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0998 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.098 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0968 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0946 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0927 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0914 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0902 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0891 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0878 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0866 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0855 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.084 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0861 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0834 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0998 | +19.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.0998 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1061, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.0998 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0834, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3694 | 0.3487 | 0.3884 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3119 | 0.2836 | 0.3426 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2515 | 0.2234 | 0.2785 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1922 | 0.1681 | 0.2177 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.145 | 0.13 | 0.1634 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1104 | 0.0998 | 0.1229 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0913 | 0.0855 | 0.098 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0883 | 0.0834 | 0.0998 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More poverty & inequality data for Turkey
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,429 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 23.22 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 23.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Turkey?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Turkey was 0.0998 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3884 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0834 in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Turkey ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.