Afghanistan
افغانستان
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 2.4%
- people aged 65 or older
- 1.1M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 4%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 16.1 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 0.2%
- women 0.2%, men 0.1%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2023
Languages
42 languages, 22 of them endangered
- SanglechiSeverely endangered
- ShumashtiSeverely endangered
- AshkunDefinitely endangered
- Central Asian ArabicDefinitely endangered
- IshkashimiDefinitely endangered
- Kamkata-viriDefinitely endangered
- MunjiDefinitely endangered
- NangalamiDefinitely endangered
- OrmuriDefinitely endangered
- ParachiDefinitely endangered
- ParyaDefinitely endangered
- TregamiDefinitely endangered
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- WaigaliDefinitely endangered
- BrahuiVulnerable
- Gawar-BatiVulnerable
- Northeast PashaiVulnerable
- Northwest PashaiVulnerable
- ShughniVulnerable
- Southeast PashaiVulnerable
- Southwest PashaiVulnerable
- WakhiVulnerable
- Wasi-wariVulnerable
- Afghan Sign Language
- Aimaq
- Central Pashto
- Dari
- Gujari
- Hazaragi
- Iranian Persian
- Karakalpak
- Kazakh
- Kyrgyz
- Northern Pashto
- Savi
- South Azerbaijani
- Southern Pashto
- Southern Uzbek
- Tajik
- Turkmen
- Urdu
- Uzbek
- Western Balochi
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Behzad's style of miniature art2025
- Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz2024
- Art of crafting and playing rubab/rabab2024
- Yaldā/Chella2022
- Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving2022
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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