Brunei
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 7.2%
- people aged 65 or older
- 33.8K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 19.3%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 20.5 years
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023
Languages
12 languages, 7 of them endangered
- BelaitSeverely endangered
- East PenanDefinitely endangered
- KiputDefinitely endangered
- Central MelanauVulnerable
- KelabitVulnerable
- TutongVulnerable
- Western PenanVulnerable
- Brunei Bisaya
- Brunei Malay
- Iban
- Lun Bawang
- Standard Malay
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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