Niger
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 2.6%
- people aged 65 or older
- 730.9K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 3.5%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 16.6 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 2.9%
- women 4.8%, men 1.4%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2021
Languages
25 languages, 6 of them endangered
- TasawaqDefinitely endangered
- Air TamajeqVulnerable
- GadalVulnerable
- TamahaqVulnerable
- TedaVulnerable
- TetserretVulnerable
- Algerian Saharan Arabic
- Bilma Kanuri
- Central Kanuri
- Central-Eastern Niger Fulfulde
- Dazaga-kara
- Dendi
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- Gourmanchéma
- Hassaniya Arabic
- Hausa
- Kanembu
- Koyraboro Senni
- Libyan Arabic
- Maasina Fulfulde
- Manga Kanuri
- Shuwa
- Tahoua
- Tumari Kanuri
- Western Niger Fulfulde
- Zarma
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Practices and expressions of joking relationships in Niger2014
- Practices and knowledge linked to the Imzad of the Tuareg communities of Algeria, Mali and Niger2013
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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