The given line chart provides the information of elderly population in percentages (People with aged 65 and over) in three particular areas: USA, Sweden and Japan in the span of one century from 1940 to 2040.

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population
(individuals aged 65 and above) in three specific regions: the
USA
,
Sweden
, and
Japan
, spanning a century from 1940 to 2040.
Overall
, it is evident that all three countries exhibit an upward trajectory in their elderly populations. At the outset of the period, the
USA
had the highest proportion of elderly residents, followed by
Sweden
and
Japan
.
However
, by the end of the century,
Japan
had surpassed the
USA
, becoming the dominant demographic in terms of the elderly
population
. In 1940, the elderly
population
in the
USA
stood at approximately 9%, gradually increasing year by year and peaking at around 15% in 1980 before slightly decreasing to approximately 14% in 2020. The chart projects a significant upswing to around 23% by 2040.
In contrast
,
Sweden
experienced a steady ascent, starting at less than 6% in 1940 and steadily reaching 25% by 2040. Notably, between 1980 and 2000,
Sweden
's elderly
population
exceeded that of the
USA
, making it the predominant demographic before
Japan
's anticipated surpassing in 2040.
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