The chart and table below give information about population figures in Japan. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph illustrates the

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and

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of elderly individuals over 65 in past, recent, and prospective

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in Japan.

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, both the

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and the

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of individuals with 65 or higher

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old are increasing by each generation. It can be seen from the pie chart that the highest expected

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of citizens over 65

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old is in the year 2035, having 37.2 million. As opposed to that, the lowest account for citizens aged over 65 is in 1950 with 4.1 million citizens. There is an inconsistent increase in the

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of elderly people with the age of 65 as from 1950 to 2035, there is an increase in

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.

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, from 2035, the

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decrease from 37.2 to 36.5 in 2055.

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, there is a consistent increase in the

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of the total

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of elderly groups over the age of 65. The initial

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was 4.9 in 1950 and consistently increased by approximately 15% to 2035 and rose 7% in the later

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from 2035 to 2055.