Benin
Bénin
Waiting for the first voice
تا مرد سخن نگفته باشد / عیب و هنرش نهفته باشد
Until a man has spoken, his faults and his gifts both stay hidden.
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 3.2%
- people aged 65 or older
- 467.1K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 4.8%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 17.1 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 11.7%
- women 15.4%, men 7.5%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 1.1%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2021; UN, 2013 census
Languages
57 languages, 7 of them endangered
- TchumbuliSeverely endangered
- AgunaDefinitely endangered
- YobeDefinitely endangered
- AniiVulnerable
- KyengaVulnerable
- LyaseVulnerable
- NotreVulnerable
- Adja
- American Sign Language
- Anufo
- Ayizo
- Bariba
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- Berba
- Boko
- Bokobaru
- Borgu Fulfulde
- Ci-Gbe
- Dendi
- Eastern Xwla
- Ede Cabe
- Ede Ica
- Ede Idaca
- Ede Ije
- Ede Nago
- Fon
- Foodo
- Gbe-Defi
- Gbe-Weme
- Gbesi
- Gen
- Gourmanchéma
- Gun
- Hausa
- Ifè
- Kabiye
- Kotafon
- Kura Nago
- Lama
- Lukpa
- Mahi
- Mbelime
- Mokole
- Nateni
- Ngangam
- Northern Nago
- Pherá
- Saxwe
- Shingini
- Tammari
- Tem
- Tofin
- Waama
- Waci
- Western Niger Fulfulde
- Western Xwla
- Yom
- Yoruba
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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