The table below shows information and prediction regarding the change in percentage of the population aged 65 and above in three countries.
The table illustrates the proportion of the population aged 65 or more in
Canada
, Germany
and the UK
in 1988 and 2000 with the
predictions Correct article usage
apply
in
2030.
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Overall
, it is clear that
the number of elderly people in percentage increases from year to year in each country. Canada
and Germany
have generally higher
amount of elderly Correct article usage
a higher
population
than the Fix the agreement mistake
populations
UK
.
In 1988, 20.45% of Germans were aged 65 or over, compared to 16.32% of Canadians and 14.23% of British. After two years, the proportions of people aged 65 and above in Canada
, Germany
and the UK
rose to 20.67%, 25.32% and 14.89% respectively. However
, elderly
population of the Add an article
the elderly
UK
remained the smallest.
Looking into the future, a slight increase of about a mere 5% is predicted for all the
three countries. Correct article usage
apply
Thus
, the amount
of elderly people in Change the quantifier
number
Canada
and Germany
accounted for 26.35% and 30.42% respectively, while
for the UK
this
number is just 20.35%.Submitted by kateryna.kovalova on
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