Slovenia
Slovenija
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 22.2%
- people aged 65 or older
- 473.3K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 31.8%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 23.8 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 26.3%
- women 32.1%, men 19.1%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 5%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2021; UN, 2015 census
Languages
11 languages, 2 of them endangered
- BavarianVulnerable
- VenetianVulnerable
- Balkan Romani
- Carpathian Romani
- German
- Hungarian
- Italian
- Serbisk
- Slovene
- Vlax Romani
- Yugoslav Sign Language
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Art of dry stone construction, knowledge and techniques2024
- Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices2023
- Lipizzan horse breeding traditions2022
- Beekeeping in Slovenia, a way of life2022
- Bobbin lacemaking in Slovenia2018
- Door-to-door rounds of Kurenti2017
- Škofja Loka passion play2016
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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