Oman
عُمان
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 2.7%
- people aged 65 or older
- 147.6K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 6.5%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 23.4 years
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 1.1%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2003 census
Languages
14 languages, 6 of them endangered
- BathariSeverely endangered
- HarsusiDefinitely endangered
- HobyótDefinitely endangered
- ShehriDefinitely endangered
- KumzariVulnerable
- LuwatiVulnerable
- Bahrani Arabic
- Dhofari Arabic
- Gulf Arabic
- Mehri
- Omani Arabic
- Shihhi Arabic
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- Southern Balochi
- Standard Arabic
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Arabic Kohl2025
- Bisht (men's Abaa): skills and practices2025
- Henna: rituals, aesthetic and social practices2024
- Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity2024
- Oman Youth Sail Training Ship (Safinat Shabab Oman) programme for peace and sustainable cultural dialogue2024
- Harees dish: know-how, skills and practices2023
- Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices2022
- Al-Khanjar, craft skills and social practices2022
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- Alheda'a, oral traditions of calling camel flocks2022
- Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices2021
- Camel racing, a social practice and a festive heritage associated with camels2020
- Horse and camel Ardhah2018
- Al-Razfa, a traditional performing art2015
- Majlis, a cultural and social space2015
- Al-Ayyala, a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates2014
- Al ‘azi, elegy, processional march and poetry2012
- Al-Taghrooda, traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman2012
- Al-Bar’ah, music and dance of Oman Dhofari valleys2010
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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