São Tomé & Príncipe
São Tomé e Príncipe
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 3.9%
- people aged 65 or older
- 9.5K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 6.7%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 18.9 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 25.2%
- women 23.2%, men 27.4%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2019
Languages
4 languages, 3 of them endangered
- PrincipenseCritically endangered
- Forro CreoleDefinitely endangered
- AngolarVulnerable
- São Tomé and Príncipe Sign Language
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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