Malta

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.

of people are 65 or older: 20.5%
people aged 65 or older: 119.1K
will be 65 or older in 2050: 30.6%
is how long people live after 60, on average: 24.8 years
of people 65+ live alone: 20.9%; women 24.7%, men 16.8%
of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like: 6.9%

Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2021; UN, 2011 census

2 languages, 0 of them endangered

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

List and years: ich.unesco.org

Record their advice in their native language: 2–3 minutes on a phone.