The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The proffered line chart provides information about the percentage of the
population
aged 65 and over in three major countries namely Japan, Sweden, and the USA from 1940 to 2023 and the projection until 2040.
Overall
, it is readily palpable that the United States and Sweden experienced significant growth until around 2023
while
Japan recorded a steady rise after the year 2000.
However
, all countries are reported to surge the
population
in 2040.
According to
the chart, the USA and Japan, both countries had a commonality pattern in the
population
between 1940 and around 1995. They started at approximately 6% and 8% respectively at the beginning of the period
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and rose gradually until 1980.
Furthermore
, both figures showed a gentle decline in 1990, the United States continued contributing to the decrease in the number
ofthe
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of the
population
until early 2020 but Sweden’s
population
surged drastically to a quarter per cent.
In addition
, the
population
in 2040 is forecasted to peak at around 25% and 27% respectively.
In contrast
, Japan’s
population
began from 5% in 1940, there was a marginal fall in the next 20 decades, and hovered at around 3% from 1960 to about 1985. After that, the
population
increased dramatically in 2023, accounting for a tenth per cent.
Additionally
, it is recorded to skyrocket sharply at 25% in 2030, and peak at above 25% in 2040.
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