Jordan
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 4.8%
- people aged 65 or older
- 547.6K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 12.1%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 23.8 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 9.8%
- women 16.3%, men 2.8%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 0.8%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2023; UN, 2004 census
Languages
11 languages, 3 of them endangered
- DomariSeverely endangered
- AdygheVulnerable
- KurmanjiVulnerable
- Bedawi Arabic
- Gilit Mesopotamian Arabic
- Levantine Arabic Sign Language
- Modern Hebrew
- Najdi Arabic
- North Mesopotamian Arabic
- Standard Arabic
- Jordanian Bengali Pidgin Arabic
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Bisht (men's Abaa): skills and practices2025
- Arabic Kohl2025
- Al-Mihrass tree: knowledge, skills and rituals associated with it2025
- The zaffa in the traditional wedding2025
- Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity2024
- Henna: rituals, aesthetic and social practices2024
- Al-Mansaf in Jordan, a festive banquet and its social and cultural meanings2022
- Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices2022
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List and years: ich.unesco.org
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