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

Over a one-hundred-year period, the USA,

Sweden

and Japan are projected to have population changes with citizens over 65 years of age, and the line graph reveals the percentages for each country. Generally speaking, Japan’s highest projection is in 2040,

while

its lowest is between 1960 to approximately 1990. The United

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least and greatest population over 65 are in 1940 and 2040 respectively, with

Sweden

following a similar general path. From 1940 to 2000, the Japanese group percentage fell by about 2.5% over the first 20 years and remained at that level over the next two decades, only

to begin

a steady rise around the year 1990.

On the other hand

, the Swede and American communities made slight gains from 1940 to 1960, swelling to about 9% and 10% respectively. Over the next two decades,

Sweden

and the USA began to surge in a more dramatic fashion reaching around 15% in 1980, but

then

a mediocre fall happened from 1980 to 2000. Future predictions indicate a sudden jump

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elderly Japanese citizens, skyrocketing more than 15% from 2030 to 2040. By 2040, forecasting reveals around 27% of the Japanese population at 65 years or older,

while

the prognostication for

Sweden

and the USA will project

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lower at about 25% and 23% respectively.