Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Turkey
Turkey: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.1087 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1087
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
151st
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4226
in 1950
All-time low
0.099
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 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 in men in Turkey stood at 0.1087.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Turkey peaked at 0.4226 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.099, in 2022.
Turkey ranks 151st 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 in men in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4226 | — |
| 1951 | 0.418 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4108 | -1.7% |
| 1953 | 0.4093 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4021 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.3974 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.3922 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.3889 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.385 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3757 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.3692 | -1.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3616 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3533 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3459 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3392 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3325 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3266 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3195 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3137 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3076 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3021 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2963 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2896 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.284 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2782 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2728 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2674 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2595 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.253 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2468 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2405 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2344 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2282 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2226 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2165 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2107 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2051 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1996 | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1944 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1897 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1847 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1799 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1769 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1726 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1688 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1657 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1602 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1555 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1504 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1517 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1419 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1385 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1353 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1324 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1295 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1269 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1242 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1218 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1196 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1174 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1153 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1142 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1117 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1094 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1075 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1068 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1066 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1041 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1024 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.101 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0993 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1032 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.099 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1087 | +9.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.1087 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1323, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.1087 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4002 | 0.3757 | 0.4226 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3369 | 0.3076 | 0.3692 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.275 | 0.2468 | 0.3021 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2142 | 0.1897 | 0.2405 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1666 | 0.1504 | 0.1847 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1288 | 0.1174 | 0.1419 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1079 | 0.101 | 0.1153 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1025 | 0.099 | 0.1087 | 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 in men in Turkey?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Turkey was 0.1087 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 in men recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4226 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.099 in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Turkey ranks 151st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.