The table and chart provide information regarding
population
growth and the proportion of the Use synonyms
population
over 65 over a 100-year period in Use synonyms
Japan
.
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According to
the information. Linking Words
Japan
's general Use synonyms
population
figures in 1950 were very different from those in 2005 and future predictions show even greater differences. In 1950, the number of Use synonyms
people
was just over 84 Use synonyms
million
, and only 4.9 Use synonyms
percent
(4.1 Change the spelling
per cent
million
) of these Use synonyms
people
were above the age of 65. By 2005, the percentage of older Use synonyms
people
had risen considerably to 20 Use synonyms
percent
, Change the spelling
per cent
while
the Linking Words
overall
Linking Words
population
had shown a parallel increase to nearly 128 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
However
, total Linking Words
population
figures peaked in 2005. and Use synonyms
if
is expected that the number of Correct your spelling
it
people
living in Use synonyms
Japan
will fall substantially over the next 50 years to a little below 90 Use synonyms
million
. In spite of Use synonyms
this
fall, the rise in the ageing Linking Words
population
will continue, and at a faster rate, so that by 2055, 41 Use synonyms
percent
(36.5 Change the spelling
per cent
million
) of Japanese Use synonyms
people
will be over 65.
These statistics show two contrasting trends in Use synonyms
Japan
's demographics that will result in fewer citizens, but greater numbers of elderly Use synonyms
people
.Use synonyms
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