The table below shows information and predictions regarding the change in percentage of the population age 65 and above in three countries.

The table illustrates details over the years 1988 and 2000 and predictions for the year 2030 about the change in the

proportion

of the elderly

population

aged 65 years and above in the three countries Canada, Germany, and the UK.

Overall

, the percentage of the aged

population

in all three countries not only experienced a growing trend over the years from 1988 to 2000 but

also

has been predicted an increase up till the year 2030. Notably, of the three countries Germany has the highest

proportion

and prediction of the elderly

population

over the given period. As the table shows, the percentage of people aged 65 and above in Canada was 16.32% in 1988.

This

figure increased gradually to 20.67% in 2000. In 2030,

this

proportion

has been predicted to rise to 26.35%. Regarding Germany, the

proportion

of the aged

population

stood at 20.45% in 1988.

Subsequently

, it climbed up steadily to 25.32% in 2000.

Furthermore

,

this

number has been predicted to go up to 30.42% in 2030. Meanwhile, the percentage of the 65 and above senior

population

in the UK rose slightly from 14.23% in 1988 to 14.89% in 2000.

This

figure has been predicted to rise to 20.35% in 2030.