Denmark
Danmark
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 21.1%
- people aged 65 or older
- 1.3M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 25.6%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 24.2 years
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023
Languages
8 languages, 5 of them endangered
- Danish Sign LanguageDefinitely endangered
- JutlandicDefinitely endangered
- North FrisianDefinitely endangered
- FaroeseVulnerable
- KalaallisutVulnerable
- Danish
- German
- Swedish
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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