The below graph shows the population of Japanese in the past, present, and future trends and table informs the number of people aged over 65 years old in 1950, in 2005, in 2035, and 2055

The given bar chart illustrates numbers of

population

trends

while

the table shows percentages of

Japanese

elderly. Both of them collected data from the year 1955 and

then

forecasted to the year 2055.

Overall

, the

Japanese

population

increased gradually from 1950 to hit a peak in 2005. Meanwhile, after 2005 the

population

of

Japanese

old

people

slightly increased, and

this

condition will be experienced until 2055. Looking into detail, it is apparent that the

Japanese

after World War II have grown constantly. Starting with 84.1

million

people

in 1950, the number of residents rose to 126.9

million

in the new millennium.

This

hit its peak in 2005 with 127.8

million

people

, and after that slightly declined to 127.1

million

in 2010. Forecasting in 2055 the total

population

of

Japanese

is just around 89.9

million

.

In Contrast

, the number of elderly in Japan rose since 2005. In 1950 Japan only had 4.1

million

people

aged 65 years old, but in 2005 they increased significantly became 25.7

million

(20%). Forecasting in 2035 the proportion will be increasing to 37.2

million

(34%) and 36.5

million

(41%) in 2055.