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. You should write at least 150 words. Writing task 1

Japan’s

population

and trends The chart represents the

population

status in the country of Japan for every five

years

from 1950 to 2055. It has increased and decreased over the

years

. There is

table

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with data about the number and percentage of people

with

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65

years

and above.

Population

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The population

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in Japan in the year 1950 was 84.1 million, which

has

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kept increasing over the

years

until 2000. From the

years

2005 to 2015 we can notice that there is not much difference in the rate of

population

.

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, it

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decreased to 89.9 million by the

end

of 2055.

Overall

, on comparing the start and

end

of the mentioned

years

, the

population

has been

the

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similar. When we look

to

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the aged

population

in Japan, in 1950 it is recorded that 4.9% of the

population

are 65

years

and above. It is increased to 20% by the

end

of 2005 and another 14% is added for the year 2035 and by the

end

of 2055 it is 41

percent

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. So,

according to

the data represented,

the

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Japan’s

population

will be decreased by the

end

of 2055 and most of them will be aged above 60

years

.