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 bar graph and table illustrate the

population

trend

in

Japan

over a period of 105 Yrs. Between 1950 and 2055. The

population

index

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millions.

Overall

, it can be clearly seen from the graph that

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of

Japan

initially

experiences an upward

trend

till about half of the period and

then

it reflects a

down

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trend

. And from the

table

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it is clear that

the percentages of

old

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age

population

growth

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year

by

year

. In 1950, the total

population

of

Japan

was about 84

million

and, after

then

its

population

grown

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up

year

by

year

and

at the end

of 2005, its total

population

was 128

million

which was approximately one and half times the total

population

of 1950. After 2005, its

population

started to decline rapidly, in 2055, nearly 87

million

was its total

population

, which is approximately the

totally

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of 1950.

However

, the percentage of the

over age

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population

followed an upward

trend

over the whole period.

Initially

, in 1950, its total

population

was about 4

million

which is about 5

percent

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of the total

population

of

Japan

.

At the end

of 2055, its

population

increased by approximately 33

million

which is 41% of the total

population

of

Japan

.