Liberia
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 3.3%
- people aged 65 or older
- 191.1K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 5%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 16.7 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 3.6%
- women 1.8%, men 6.2%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 1%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2022; UN, 2008 census
Languages
39 languages, 6 of them endangered
- Plapo KrumenSeverely endangered
- Daho-DooDefinitely endangered
- DewoinDefinitely endangered
- GbiiDefinitely endangered
- Glaro-TwaboVulnerable
- Glio-UbiVulnerable
- Bandi
- Bassa
- Central Grebo
- Dan
- Eastern Maninkakan
- English
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- Gola
- Grebo-Barclayville
- Grebo-Gboloo
- Guinea Kpelle
- Klao
- Konobo
- Konyanka Maninka
- Kuwaa
- Liberia Kpelle
- Liberian Kreyol
- Loma
- Mano
- Manya
- Mende
- Northern Grebo
- Northern Kissi
- Pye Krumen
- Sapo
- Southern Grebo
- Southern Kissi
- Southern Wee
- Tajuasohn
- Tepo Krumen
- Toma
- Vai
- Western Krahn
- Western Wee
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
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