Maldives
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The Maldives is the lowest-lying country in the world: its 1,200 islands average just 1.5 m above the sea. (source)
Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 5%
- people aged 65 or older
- 26.3K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 21.5%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 22.5 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 4.6%
- women 4.9%, men 4.3%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 1.8%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2017; UN, 2014 census
Languages
1 language, 0 of them endangered
- Maldivian
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
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