The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.
The graph illustrates the percentage of the eldest aged 65 and over in three countries, Japan, the USA, and Sweden, between 1940 and 2040.
Overall
, the population of old people in all three countries is increasing in trend during the period with the peaks have been over 20%.
To begin
with, the population of the eldest in Japan has slightly increased for 80 years starting from 1940. It moves from 5% to 10% in 2030, followed by a rocket for the next 10 years to 27%. However
, the growth of old people in the USA rose from 1940 to 1980 and remained stable at 14% for the next 20 years. Then
, it has risen significantly to over 20% in 2040.
Turning to the last
country, Sweden. Starting around 7% in 1940, the composition of people aged 65 and over in that country has gone up gradually and hit the top 25% in 2040.Submitted by smart_girgu on
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