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Elders in numbers

of people are 65 or older
8.7%
people aged 65 or older
10.7K
will be 65 or older in 2050
19%
is how long people live after 60, on average
21 years
of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
3.3%

Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2002 census

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Languages

2 languages, 0 of them endangered

  • Seychelles Sign Language
  • Seychellois Creole

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

UNESCO intangible heritage

List and years: ich.unesco.org

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