Egypt
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 5.3%
- people aged 65 or older
- 6.2M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 9.7%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 17.1 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 16.7%
- women 26.6%, men 7.4%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 0.4%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2014; UN, 2006 census
Languages
13 languages, 4 of them endangered
- DomariSeverely endangered
- Kenuzi-DongolaDefinitely endangered
- NobiinVulnerable
- SiwaVulnerable
- Bedawi Arabic
- Beja
- Egyptian Arabic
- Egyptian Sign Language
- Libyan Arabic
- Modern Greek
- Saʽidi Arabic
- Standard Arabic
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- Sudanese Arabic
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Koshary, daily life dish and practices associated with it2025
- Henna: rituals, aesthetic and social practices2024
- Semsemiah: instrument crafting and playing2024
- Arts, skills and practices associated with engraving on metals (gold, silver and copper)2023
- Festivals related to the Journey of the Holy family in Egypt2022
- Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices2022
- Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices2021
- Handmade weaving in Upper Egypt (Sa'eed)2020
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List and years: ich.unesco.org
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