Lesotho

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.

Saadi, Gulistan, chapter I, story 3

No advice from here yet. Know an elder from this country? Your recording could be the first: 2–3 minutes on a phone.

Lesotho is the only independent country in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 m. (source)

of people are 65 or older: 3.9%
people aged 65 or older: 91.7K
will be 65 or older in 2050: 5.9%
is how long people live after 60, on average: 12.9 years
of people 65+ live alone: 18.6%; women 17.1%, men 21.4%
of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like: 0.3%

Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2023; UN, 2006 census

6 languages, 1 of them endangered

Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.

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