The chart and table below give information about population figures in Japan. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The following chart below illustrates the figure of Japanese citizens from 1950 to the present and the estimated populace until 2055. The table below provides information about the percentage of the populace between 1950 and 2055.

Overall

,

it is clear that

Japan's community has grown steadily until 2005, and

according to

predictions, it will decrease sharply until 2055. There is no doubt that from 1950 to 2055, the figure for people aged 65 or older is expected to rise dramatically.

First,

the community was 84.1

million

, and it increased every year by approximately 1, 2 or 3

million

, and it increased by 7 or 8

million

once in a blue moon.

As a result

of

such

growth, the number of people reached 127.8

million

in 2005.

Then

, for 15 years,

this

indicator dropped and in 2015 it fall to 125.4

million

. In the next 40-year period,

this

figure is expected to dwindle to 89.9

million

.

Second,

from 1950 to 2005, the number of citizens over 65 increased dramatically from 4.1

million

to 25.7

million

.

In other words

,

this

means a rise in the percentage indicator from 4.9 % to 20.0 %. It is estimated that the population will increase by approximately 12

million

, and the proportion indicator will increase by 14 % over the next 30-year period. By 2055,

although

the number of people over 65 years has decreased

as a result

of the decrease in the total population, their proportion has reached its peak of 41%.