The graph shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.

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rate

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percentage for three countries in the surveyed period of 100

years

, from 1940 to 2040. In general, the

rate

of people increased in countries between 1940 and 2040. Japan is expected to witness the most dramatic change in

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population

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rate

. In 1940, around 9% of Americans were 65

years

of age and older, compared with roughly 7% of Swedes and 5% of Japanese. 50

years

later, the

rate

of the

population

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in

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and Swedes

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a gradual increase, just

below15

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below 15

% in 1990.

By contrast

, numbers for Japan remained stable well under 5% until the early 2000s. Looking

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future, an ever-increasing

number of

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oldster

rate

is predicted for Japan, with a jump of over 15% in just 10

years

from 2030 to 2040. Until 2040, they think about 27% of the Japanese

population

will be aged 65 and over,

while

the numbers for Sweden and

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will

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slightly,

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25% and 22% respectively.