El Salvador
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Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 8.3%
- people aged 65 or older
- 528.9K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 14.7%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 20.7 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 11.1%
- women 10.9%, men 11.4%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 0.3%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2014; UN, 2007 census
Languages
5 languages, 4 of them endangered
- NawatCritically endangered
- PoqomamDefinitely endangered
- Q’eqchi’Vulnerable
- Salvadoran Sign LanguageVulnerable
- Spanish
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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