The pic depicts the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in three different countries between 1940 and 2040.
Overall
, we can see that in the three different countries, the number of citizens aged 65 and over increases a lot from 1940 to 2040. Linking Words
However
, Japan have a much more powerful variation.
First of all, from 1940 to 1990, Japan saw its ratio of old people fall to 4%. Linking Words
On the other hand
, in Sweden and the USA, the proportion of old people in their demographics rose to 14%. Obviously, the Asian country did not have the same number of people aged 65 in 1940 as the other two countries.
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Secondly
, from 1990 to 2040, Japan's elderly population will rise significantly, reaching 27% in 2040. It has been the same for Sweden and the USA , but with a less powerful momentum. Both of them saw their old population increasing to more than 10% between 1990 and 2040.Linking Words