The chart and table below give information about population figures in Japan. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart compares

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the proportion

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of citizens in Japan from 1950 to 2005

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and makes predictions for 2035 and 2055.

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table demonstrates

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and percentage of people aged 65 and above in that period. (34)

Overall

, the

population

of Japan increased until 2005 and

then

it decreased with predictions to decline in future too. In comparison, starting from 84.1

million

in 1950, the

population

of Japan increased gradually to 127.8

million

in 2015.

Whereas

, the predictions for 2035 and 2055 represent that

this

figure will decline to 110

million

and 89.9

million

respectively. (58)

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the table shows that people aged 65 and above accounted

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million

(or 4.9%) of

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the total

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population

in 1950.

This

number

rose surprisingly to 25.7

million

(or 20% in total) by 2005.

While

, prediction indicates that

this

trend will increase to 37.2

million

in 2035, but slightly decrease to 36.5

million

in 2055

although

it will

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41% of

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the total

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population

at that time. (65)

Thus

, despite a series of growth in

population

upto

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up to

2005,

this

figure will stay approximately at 1995

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in 2055,

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the

number

of senior citizens will increase exponentially. (29)