The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.

The provided line graph depicts the percentage of elderly citizens who are above 65 in three countries namely

Japan

,

America

and

Sweden

during the period of 1940 and 2040.

Overall

, what stands out most from the chart is that there is an upward trend in

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proportion of elderly

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and it is estimated to increase

further

in the coming years. It is apparent that

Japan

will have the highest population of

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age group and the USA will have the lowest in the coming years.

Along with

that, there were a lot of fluctuations for all three countries over the years. In detail, the proportion elderly population

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Japan

(5%),

America

(9%) and

Sweden

(7%) was the lowest in 1940.

Thereafter

,

Japan

saw a steady decline until 1960, falling by 1%, after which it rose again in 1984 until which it remained stable. It is predicted, that there will be a sharp rise during 2025 and 2030, which will peak at 27% in 2040, surpassing

Sweden

and

America

. Both of these countries witnessed dramatic peaks and troughs between 1960 to 2020. In 1960 and 1980,

America

peaked and 10% and 15% respectively, with

Sweden

just a proportion behind at 9% and 14%

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. After 1980 onwards,

Sweden

overhauled

America

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20% in 2011

while

America

did not see any change and remained constant until 2018 around 15%.

Similarly

to

Japan

, a significant inclination is estimated for 2040 with

Sweden

(25%) at second place and

America

(24%) at third place after 2035.