Sudan
السودان
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 3.4%
- people aged 65 or older
- 1.7M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 5.3%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 18.3 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 2.7%
- women 5.3%, men 0.8%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2014
Languages
93 languages, 57 of them endangered
- El HugeiratSeverely endangered
- MabaanSeverely endangered
- AfittiDefinitely endangered
- AjaDefinitely endangered
- BertaDefinitely endangered
- DairDefinitely endangered
- DillingDefinitely endangered
- FerDefinitely endangered
- FungorDefinitely endangered
- GanzaDefinitely endangered
- GhulfanDefinitely endangered
- JuludDefinitely endangered
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- KadaruDefinitely endangered
- KangaDefinitely endangered
- KarkoDefinitely endangered
- KeigaDefinitely endangered
- KeloDefinitely endangered
- Kenuzi-DongolaDefinitely endangered
- KomoDefinitely endangered
- LafofaDefinitely endangered
- LogolDefinitely endangered
- LogorikDefinitely endangered
- MoloDefinitely endangered
- NdingDefinitely endangered
- OtoroDefinitely endangered
- ShwaiDefinitely endangered
- Sila language (Chad)Definitely endangered
- SillokDefinitely endangered
- TalodiDefinitely endangered
- TeseDefinitely endangered
- TimaDefinitely endangered
- TochoDefinitely endangered
- TulishiDefinitely endangered
- TumtumDefinitely endangered
- Wali languageDefinitely endangered
- WerniDefinitely endangered
- YuluDefinitely endangered
- AcheronVulnerable
- BongoVulnerable
- HeibanVulnerable
- KadugliVulnerable
- KatlaVulnerable
- KreshVulnerable
- KrongoVulnerable
- LaroVulnerable
- LumunVulnerable
- LuteVulnerable
- MiisiiriiVulnerable
- MoroVulnerable
- NgileVulnerable
- NobiinVulnerable
- ReelVulnerable
- ShattVulnerable
- SungorVulnerable
- TagoiVulnerable
- TegaliVulnerable
- TemeinVulnerable
- Adamaua-Fulfulde
- Beja
- Burun
- Central Kanuri
- Dazaga-kara
- Dengebu
- Fur
- Gumuz
- Ingessana
- Jumjum
- Koalib
- Kunama
- Masalit
- Midob
- Northeastern Dinka
- Northwestern Dinka
- Nyala
- Nyimang
- Runga
- Saʽidi Arabic
- Sara Kaba
- Shilluk
- Sinyar
- Southern Gumuz
- Southwestern Dinka
- Standard Arabic
- Sudanese Arabic
- Tama
- Tar Gula
- Tigre
- Tigrinya
- Tiro
- Uduk
- West Central Oromo
- Zaghawa
- Amira
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Al-Jertiq: practices, rituals and expressions for preservation, protection, abundance and fertility in Sudan2025
- Henna: rituals, aesthetic and social practices2024
- Procession and celebrations of Prophet Mohammed's birthday in Sudan2023
- Arts, skills and practices associated with engraving on metals (gold, silver and copper)2023
- Date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices2022
- Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices2021
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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