Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Türkiye
Türkiye: 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 Türkiye, 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 Türkiye 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 Türkiye peaked at 0.3884 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0834, in 2022.
Türkiye 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 Türkiye, 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% |
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 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Türkiye
- 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 Türkiye?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Türkiye 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3884 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0834 in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Türkiye ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.