Pakistan
پاکستان
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 4.4%
- people aged 65 or older
- 11.1M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 6.4%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 17.9 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 22.3%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 3.1%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2017; UN, 1973 census
Languages
80 languages, 30 of them endangered
- DawoodiSeverely endangered
- AerDefinitely endangered
- BhayaDefinitely endangered
- BurushaskiDefinitely endangered
- ChilissoDefinitely endangered
- GawriDefinitely endangered
- GowroDefinitely endangered
- JadDefinitely endangered
- KalashaDefinitely endangered
- KalkotiDefinitely endangered
- Kamkata-viriDefinitely endangered
- Kundal ShahiDefinitely endangered
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- MemoniDefinitely endangered
- OrmuriDefinitely endangered
- SansiDefinitely endangered
- Spiti BhotiDefinitely endangered
- UshojiDefinitely endangered
- YidghaDefinitely endangered
- ZangskariDefinitely endangered
- BateriVulnerable
- BhadrawahiVulnerable
- BrahuiVulnerable
- DameliVulnerable
- Gawar-BatiVulnerable
- Indus KohistaniVulnerable
- KabutraVulnerable
- MankiyaliVulnerable
- PalulaVulnerable
- TorwaliVulnerable
- WakhiVulnerable
- Bagri
- Balti
- Central Pashto
- Dari
- Dehwari
- Dhatki
- Dogri
- Eastern Balochi
- Eastern Punjabi
- Ghera
- Goaria
- Gujarati
- Gujari
- Gurgula
- Hazaragi
- Indian Sign Language
- Jadgali
- Jandavra
- Kashmiri
- Khetrani
- Khowar
- Kohistani Shina
- Koli
- Kutchi language
- Lasi
- Lehndi
- Marwari (India)
- Marwari (Pakistan)
- Northern Hindko
- Northern Pashto
- Pahari-Pothohari
- Pakistan Sign Language
- Parkari Koli
- Purik
- Saraiki
- Savi
- Shina
- Sindhi
- Sindhi Bhil
- Southern Balochi
- Southern Hindko
- Southern Pashto
- Southern Uzbek
- Tareeno
- Turkmen
- Urdu
- Uyghur
- Vaghri
- Wadiyara
- Western Balochi
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Boreendo, Bhorindo: ancient dying folk musical instrument, its melodies, knowledge, and skills2025
- Nawrouz, Novruz, Nowrouz, Nowrouz, Nawrouz, Nauryz, Nooruz, Nowruz, Navruz, Nevruz, Nowruz, Navruz2024
- Falconry, a living human heritage2021
- Suri Jagek (observing the sun), traditional meteorological and astronomical practice based on the observation of the sun, moon and stars in reference to the local topography2018
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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