the graph shows the proportion of population age 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries USA, Japan and Sweden .

The line chart illustrates the growth of the elderly

population

in Japan, Sweden and the USA from 1940 to the present, with projections to 2040. As an

overall

trend, the numbers have only grown over the

years

and will continue to

rise

in the future in all three countries. Less than 1 in 10 people in the United States were inhabited by the older

population

in the 40s, a figure that has only continued to

rise

, peaking at 15% in the 1980s. Since

then

, the country has seen a slight falling fad till the 2020s. It is predicted to

rise

again in the coming future, to up to a quarter of the total

population

. Sweden

on the other hand

has always seen an increasing trend, starting from 7% in the 40s to about 20% in 2015.

This

country too, is forecast to experience a

rise

in the numbers by the year 2040. Japan is slightly peculiar to analyse.

In contrast

with the other nations, senior citizens have decreased from 1940 (5%), reaching an all-time low near the 90s (3%), from which point it slowly started to pick up the pace, reaching 10% in the present

years

. It is predicted to sharply

rise

to about a fourth of the

population

in just a few

years

and reach almost 30% by the year 2040. In conclusion, the life expectancies of the older

population

have risen over the

years

and will continue to

rise

in the future as well.