Honduras
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
- 4.5%
- people aged 65 or older
- 499.9K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 10.2%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 18.8 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 11%
- women 10.8%, men 11.3%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 0.2%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2019; UN, 2001 census
Languages
10 languages, 5 of them endangered
- PayaSeverely endangered
- Ch’orti’Definitely endangered
- Honduran Sign LanguageDefinitely endangered
- MayangnaDefinitely endangered
- TolDefinitely endangered
- English
- Garifuna
- Miskito
- Spanish
- Bay Islands Sign Language
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Traditional knowledge and practices for the making and consumption of cassava bread2024
- Language, dance and music of the Garifuna2008
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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