Thailand
ไทย
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Did you know
Bangkok's full official name, 168 letters in transliteration, is the longest place name in the world. (source)
Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 16%
- people aged 65 or older
- 11.5M
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 29.6%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 24.1 years
- of people 65+ live alone
- 13.9%
- women 15.4%, men 11.9%
- of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like
- 1.5%
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2022; UN, 2000 census
Languages
78 languages, 37 of them endangered
- Chiangmai Sign LanguageCritically endangered
- GongCritically endangered
- Old Bangkok Sign LanguageCritically endangered
- Central ChongSeverely endangered
- ChongSeverely endangered
- KuySeverely endangered
- MangSeverely endangered
- Pale PalaungSeverely endangered
- AkeuDefinitely endangered
- Ban Khor Sign LanguageDefinitely endangered
- BisuDefinitely endangered
- JahaiDefinitely endangered
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- KensiuDefinitely endangered
- KintaqDefinitely endangered
- MlabriDefinitely endangered
- MokenDefinitely endangered
- MoklenDefinitely endangered
- MpiDefinitely endangered
- Nyah KurDefinitely endangered
- NyeuDefinitely endangered
- PhaiDefinitely endangered
- PhuanDefinitely endangered
- Sa'ochDefinitely endangered
- SaekDefinitely endangered
- Ten'ednDefinitely endangered
- ThavungDefinitely endangered
- Urak Lawoi’Definitely endangered
- YoyDefinitely endangered
- Kelantan-Pattani MalayVulnerable
- MonVulnerable
- PhunoiVulnerable
- Thai SongVulnerable
- Western BruVulnerable
- Western ChamVulnerable
- Western LawaVulnerable
- Western PwoVulnerable
- YongVulnerable
- Akha
- Blang
- Burmese
- Bwe Karen
- Central Malay
- Eastern Kayah
- Eastern Pwo
- Hmong Daw
- Hmong Njua
- Isan
- Iu Mien
- Kedah-Perak-Perlis-Penang Malay
- Khmer
- Khmu
- Khün
- Lahu
- Lahu Shi
- Lamet
- Lanna
- Lao
- Lisu
- Mal
- Mok
- Northern Khmer
- Northern Pwo
- Pa'O
- Padaung
- Phrae Pwo
- Phu Thai
- Rohingya
- S'gaw Karen
- Samtao
- Shan
- Sô
- Southern Thai
- Tai Dam
- Tai Lü
- Tai Nüa
- Thai
- Thai Sign Language
- Western Kayah
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
- Tomyum Kung2024
- Kebaya: knowledge, skills, traditions and practices2024
- Songkran in Thailand, traditional Thai New Year festival2023
- Nora, dance drama in southern Thailand2021
- Nuad Thai, traditional Thai massage2019
- Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand2018
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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