Nepal
नेपाल
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 6.6%
- people aged 65 or older
- 2M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 11.1%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 18.6 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 5.7%
- women 8.6%, men 2.6%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2025
Languages
117 languages, 91 of them endangered
- BahingCritically endangered
- BaramCritically endangered
- DumiCritically endangered
- KusundaCritically endangered
- TilungCritically endangered
- BelhareSeverely endangered
- Eastern MeohangSeverely endangered
- LepchaSeverely endangered
- SampangSeverely endangered
- ThulungSeverely endangered
- AimolDefinitely endangered
- AthpareDefinitely endangered
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- BantawaDefinitely endangered
- ByangsiDefinitely endangered
- ChantyalDefinitely endangered
- ChaudangsiDefinitely endangered
- ChintangDefinitely endangered
- ChulungDefinitely endangered
- DaraiDefinitely endangered
- DarmiyaDefinitely endangered
- DhimalDefinitely endangered
- DolpoDefinitely endangered
- DungmaliDefinitely endangered
- Eastern MagarDefinitely endangered
- GurungDefinitely endangered
- HumlaDefinitely endangered
- JerungDefinitely endangered
- JirelDefinitely endangered
- Kochariya-East DanuwarDefinitely endangered
- KoiDefinitely endangered
- KulungDefinitely endangered
- KumhaliDefinitely endangered
- KyirongDefinitely endangered
- LimbuDefinitely endangered
- LohorungDefinitely endangered
- LowaDefinitely endangered
- MajhiDefinitely endangered
- ManangDefinitely endangered
- Nar PhuDefinitely endangered
- NubriDefinitely endangered
- PahariDefinitely endangered
- PumaDefinitely endangered
- RajiDefinitely endangered
- RawatDefinitely endangered
- SekeDefinitely endangered
- SherpaDefinitely endangered
- Sheshi KhamDefinitely endangered
- SonhaDefinitely endangered
- Southern LorungDefinitely endangered
- SunwarDefinitely endangered
- ThakaliDefinitely endangered
- ThangmiDefinitely endangered
- TsumDefinitely endangered
- VayuDefinitely endangered
- WalunggeDefinitely endangered
- Western MagarDefinitely endangered
- Western MeohangDefinitely endangered
- YakkhaDefinitely endangered
- YamphuDefinitely endangered
- YolmoDefinitely endangered
- AngikaVulnerable
- BhujelVulnerable
- BodoVulnerable
- Bote-MajhiVulnerable
- ChamlingVulnerable
- ChepangVulnerable
- Dhanwar RaiVulnerable
- DolakhaeVulnerable
- DzongkhaVulnerable
- Eastern Gorkha TamangVulnerable
- Eastern Parbate KhamVulnerable
- Eastern TamangVulnerable
- Gamale KhamVulnerable
- Ghandruk Sign LanguageVulnerable
- Jumla Sign LanguageVulnerable
- KagateVulnerable
- KaikeVulnerable
- KhalingVulnerable
- KhariaVulnerable
- KumaoniVulnerable
- KurmukarVulnerable
- KutangVulnerable
- LhomiVulnerable
- MusasaVulnerable
- NacheringVulnerable
- Northern GhaleVulnerable
- RauteVulnerable
- SantaliVulnerable
- Southern GhaleVulnerable
- WambuleVulnerable
- Western TamangVulnerable
- Awadhi
- Bagheli
- Bangla
- Bhojpuri
- Chitwania Tharu
- Dangaura Tharu
- Doteli
- Hindi
- Jhankot Sign Language
- Jumli Khas
- Kathariya Tharu
- Kochila Tharu
- Maithili
- Marwari (India)
- Mugom
- Mundari
- Naaba
- Nepali
- Nepali Sign Language
- Newar
- Rajbanshi
- Rana Tharu
- Tibetan
- Tichurong
- Western Parbate Kham
- Maunabudhuk–Bodhe Sign Language
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
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