Argentina
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Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego province, is one of the southernmost cities in the world. (source)
Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 12.6%
- people aged 65 or older
- 5.8M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 19.9%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 21.6 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 23%
- women 26.8%, men 17.8%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 2.9%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2022; UN, 2010 census
Languages
27 languages, 20 of them endangered
- HuillicheSeverely endangered
- Ava GuaraniDefinitely endangered
- Iyojwa'ja ChoroteDefinitely endangered
- Joseph MfonyamDefinitely endangered
- MapudungunDefinitely endangered
- MocovíDefinitely endangered
- NivacléDefinitely endangered
- PilagáDefinitely endangered
- TapietéDefinitely endangered
- Western Bolivian GuaraníDefinitely endangered
- Central AymaraVulnerable
- Eastern Bolivian GuaraníVulnerable
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- KaiwáVulnerable
- Mbyá GuaraníVulnerable
- Santiagueño QuechuaVulnerable
- Toba QomVulnerable
- WelshVulnerable
- Wichí Lhamtés GüisnayVulnerable
- Wichí Lhamtés NoctenVulnerable
- Wichí Lhamtés VejozVulnerable
- Argentine Sign Language
- Eastern Yiddish
- Paraguayan Guaraní
- Portuguese
- South Bolivian Quechua
- Southern Aymara
- Spanish
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Cuarteto: music, dance and lyrics in the city of Córdoba, Argentina2025
- Chamamé2020
- Filete porteño in Buenos Aires, a traditional painting technique2015
- Tango2009
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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