Malaysia

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Gunung Gading National Park in Malaysian Borneo is famous for the rafflesia, the world's largest flower. (source)

Elders in numbers

of people are 65 or older: 8%
people aged 65 or older: 2.9M
will be 65 or older in 2050: 16.8%
is how long people live after 60, on average: 19.6 years
of people 65+ live alone: 8.3%; women 11.1%, men 5.1%
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, 2000; UN, 2010 census

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Languages

126 languages, 101 of them endangered

Baba MalayCritically endangered
BelaitSeverely endangered
Central BerawanSeverely endangered
Cheq WongSeverely endangered
Malaccan Creole MalaySeverely endangered
MintilSeverely endangered
Orang KanaqSeverely endangered
Punan BatuSeverely endangered
Abai SungaiDefinitely endangered
BatekDefinitely endangered
BookanDefinitely endangered
Duano’Definitely endangered

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DumpasDefinitely endangered
East PenanDefinitely endangered
Gana’Definitely endangered
Jah HutDefinitely endangered
JahaiDefinitely endangered
KanowitDefinitely endangered
Keningau MurutDefinitely endangered
KensiuDefinitely endangered
KintaqDefinitely endangered
KiputDefinitely endangered
LanohDefinitely endangered
Mah MeriDefinitely endangered
Malacca–Batavia Portuguese CreoleDefinitely endangered
MinriqDefinitely endangered
Murik KayanDefinitely endangered
NaromDefinitely endangered
Orang SeletarDefinitely endangered
PaparDefinitely endangered
Penang Sign LanguageDefinitely endangered
Selangor Sign LanguageDefinitely endangered
Semaq BeriDefinitely endangered
Sesayap TidungDefinitely endangered
SianDefinitely endangered
TemoqDefinitely endangered
TemuanDefinitely endangered
Ten'ednDefinitely endangered
TutohDefinitely endangered
UkitDefinitely endangered
Urak Lawoi’Definitely endangered
Bah-Biau PunanVulnerable
Baram KayanVulnerable
BiatahVulnerable
BintuluVulnerable
BonggiVulnerable
Bukar SadongVulnerable
BukatVulnerable
BukitanVulnerable
Central MelanauVulnerable
Cocos MalayVulnerable
East BerawanVulnerable
Ida'anVulnerable
JagoiVulnerable
JakunVulnerable
KadazandusunVulnerable
KajamanVulnerable
KalabakanVulnerable
KelabitVulnerable
Kelantan-Pattani MalayVulnerable
KembayanVulnerable
KimaragangVulnerable
Klias River KadazanVulnerable
Kota Marudu TalantangVulnerable
KuijauVulnerable
LahananVulnerable
Lanas LobuVulnerable
LaraʼVulnerable
LotudVulnerable
Mainstream KenyahVulnerable
MinokokVulnerable
MomogunVulnerable
Negeri Sembilan MalayVulnerable
OkolodVulnerable
PaluanVulnerable
Rajakng KayanVulnerable
RemunVulnerable
Sa'banVulnerable
Sabah BisayaVulnerable
SebopVulnerable
Selungai MurutVulnerable
SemaiVulnerable
SembakungVulnerable
SemelaiVulnerable
SemnamVulnerable
SerudungVulnerable
SibuVulnerable
Sugut DusunVulnerable
TagolVulnerable
Tampias LobuVulnerable
TatanaVulnerable
TemiarVulnerable
TimugonVulnerable
TobilungVulnerable
TombonuwoVulnerable
TringVulnerable
Uma’ LasanVulnerable
Upper KinabatanganVulnerable
West BerawanVulnerable
West Coast BajauVulnerable
Western PenanVulnerable
Balangingih Sama
Banjar
Brunei Bisaya
Brunei Malay
Central Malay
Chinese Sign Language
Daro-Matu
Eastern Kadazan
Iban
Iranun
Javanese
Jedek
Kanayatn
Kedah-Perak-Perlis-Penang Malay
Lun Bawang
Malaysian Sign Language
Mapun
Molbog
Sabah Malay
Sekapan
Southern Sama
Southern Thai
Standard Malay
Tausug
Tringgus

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

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Mak Yong theatre2008

List and years: ich.unesco.org

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