North Korea
북한
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 12.7%
- people aged 65 or older
- 3.4M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 21.4%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 19 years
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023
Languages
3 languages, 0 of them endangered
- Korean
- Mandarin
- Russian
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Custom of Korean costume: traditional knowledge, skills and social practices in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea2024
- Pyongyang Raengmyon custom2022
- Traditional Korean wrestling (Ssirum/Ssireum)2018
- Tradition of kimchi-making in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea2015
- Arirang folk song in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea2014
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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