Bangladesh
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Most of Bangladesh lies in the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers. (source)
Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 6.7%
- people aged 65 or older
- 11.7M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 13.6%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 19.5 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 2.6%
- women 5.2%, men 0.6%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 0.2%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2022; UN, 2011 census
Languages
50 languages, 20 of them endangered
- RengmitcaSeverely endangered
- A'TongDefinitely endangered
- Hakha–ChinDefinitely endangered
- RiangDefinitely endangered
- BawmVulnerable
- Bishnupriya ManipuriVulnerable
- FalamVulnerable
- GaroVulnerable
- KhasiVulnerable
- KochVulnerable
- KodaVulnerable
- KokborokVulnerable
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- MeiteiVulnerable
- MizoVulnerable
- MruVulnerable
- NoakhaliVulnerable
- PangkhuVulnerable
- SakVulnerable
- SantaliVulnerable
- Sauria PahariaVulnerable
- Assamese
- Bangla
- Burmese
- Chakma
- Chittagonian
- Darlong
- Eastern Punjabi
- Gujarati
- Hajong
- Hindi
- Indian Sign Language
- Khumi
- Kol
- Marma
- Megam
- Mundari
- Nagpuri
- Oraon Sadri
- Pnar
- Rakhine
- Rangpuri
- Rohingya
- Shendu
- Shö
- Sylheti
- Tanchangya
- Tippera
- Urdu
- Usui
- War
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Traditional Saree weaving art of Tangail2025
- Rickshaws and rickshaw painting in Dhaka2023
- Traditional art of Shital Pati weaving of Sylhet2017
- Mangal Shobhajatra on Pahela Baishakh2016
- Traditional art of Jamdani weaving2013
- Baul songs2008
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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