Cyprus
Κύπρος
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 14.9%
- people aged 65 or older
- 204.7K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 26.5%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 24.3 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 17.8%
- women 25.4%, men 9.2%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 2.2%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2011; UN, 2011 census
Languages
4 languages, 1 of them endangered
- Cypriot ArabicDefinitely endangered
- Cypriot Greek
- Modern Greek
- Turkish
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Commandaria wine2025
- Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniques2024
- Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices2023
- Tocatì, a shared programme for the safeguarding of traditional games and sports2022
- Byzantine chant2019
- Mediterranean diet2013
- Tsiattista poetic duelling2011
- Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika2009
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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