The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.
The line graph displays the percentages of people that had over 65 years in three various nations, since 1940 with predictions until 2040.
Overall
, there is an increase in the number of people over 65 years old, and this
growth is predicted to continue, with Japan overtaking Sweden and the USA.
Both the USA and Sweden experienced fluctuations and they went from having less than 10% of the population aged 65 and over in 2010, to having 16% and 18% in 2022 respectively. Also
, they were projected to grow rapidly until reaching a percentage at roughly 25.
On the contrary
, Japan has always had the lowest percentage of the population over 65, from 1940 to 2002 the numbers were lower than 5%. After
this
stagnant period, we had a sharp growth till 2022, where it had a percentage of 10. In addition
, it was predicted to climb significantly, until reaching its peak in 2040 with about 28%, overtaking all the other countries.Submitted by cecconisofia2002 on
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