Qatar

Elders in numbers

of people are 65 or older

1.7%

people aged 65 or older

50.6K

will be 65 or older in 2050

3%

is how long people live after 60, on average

22.6 years

of people 65+ live alone

0.2%

women 0.1%, men 0.2%

of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like

10.5%

Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2023; UN, 2010 census

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Languages

2 languages, 0 of them endangered

• Gulf Arabic
• Standard Arabic

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

UNESCO intangible heritage

• Traditional weaving of Al Sadu2025
• Bisht (men's Abaa): skills and practices2025
• Arabic coffee, a symbol of generosity2024
• Henna: rituals, aesthetic and social practices2024
• Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices2022
• Falconry, a living human heritage2021
• Majlis, a cultural and social space2015

List and years: ich.unesco.org