The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.
The analysis presents the
proportion
of the population aged 65 and over in three different countries
between 1940 and 2040. The countries
being observed were USA
, Sweden
, and Japan
.
Generally speaking, a gradual upward trend was observed for both USA
and Sweden
over the 100 years period. Interestingly, the proportion
in Japan
also
showed an overall
upward pattern, although
it experienced a long plateau between 1940 to 2030 before experienced a significant spike to 2040.
In 1940, all the three countries
had similar proportion
value, ranging from 8 - 10%. The proportion
in USA
had two plateaus: one
happened between 1940 to 1960 and another one
happened between 1980 to 2020. Between each plateaus, a significant increase was noticed, making the graph reached its peak at approximately 23% in 2040. A similar trend was seen in Sweden
where it had 3 spikes: the first one
is between 1940 to 1980, the second one
is between 1990 to 2010, and the last
one
is between 2030 to 2040. It got into its peak in 2040 at 25%. Conversely
, a long plateau was shown in Japan
before it spike significantly between 2030 to 2040.
In conclusion, all USA
, Sweden
and Japan
experienced an increase in the proportion
of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040. The countries
proportion
started at similar value in 1940 and ended in similar value as well in 2040, varying between 23 - 25%.Submitted by helma.devina on
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