Cambodia
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Did you know
Angkor Wat, the most famous of Cambodia's temples, appears on the national flag. (source)
Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 6.4%
- people aged 65 or older
- 1.1M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 11.6%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 18.5 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 6%
- women 7%, men 4.4%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 1.4%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2021; UN, 2008 census
Languages
24 languages, 17 of them endangered
- SomrayCritically endangered
- Budeh StiengSeverely endangered
- ChongSeverely endangered
- KuySeverely endangered
- PearSeverely endangered
- TampuanSeverely endangered
- Bulo StiengDefinitely endangered
- Cambodian Sign LanguageDefinitely endangered
- Sa'ochDefinitely endangered
- Su'Definitely endangered
- SuoyDefinitely endangered
- BraoVulnerable
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- Central MnongVulnerable
- Kaco'Vulnerable
- KraolVulnerable
- Mel-KhaonhVulnerable
- Western ChamVulnerable
- Isan
- Jarai
- Khmer
- Lao
- Northern Khmer
- Rade
- Thai
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Cultural practices and expressions linked to Krama, a traditional woven textile in Cambodia2024
- Kun Lbokator, traditional martial arts in Cambodia2022
- Lkhon Khol Wat Svay Andet2018
- Chapei Dang Veng2016
- Tugging rituals and games2015
- Royal ballet of Cambodia2008
- Sbek Thom, Khmer shadow theatre2008
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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