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

The line

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graph

compares how many 65 people and over live in the

USA

, Japan and Sweden over a century.

It is clear that

the total proportion of

population

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the population

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aged

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65 and over

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increase

increased

among all these three countries but the most major change in

this

percentage belongs to

Japanies

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Japan

. In 1940, only about 9 and 7 per

cent

of

population

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the population

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in the

USA

and Sweden were 65 and over,

while

this

number for Japan was 5 per

cent

of the

population

. Over the next 50 years, the figures for both the

USA

and Sweden rose reaching just under 15%,

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compared

to a steady fall in Japanies who are 65 and above. During the

last

50 years, the

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figure

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for

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Sweden

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several up and down and it is predicted to reach its peak in 2040 with a

population

of just over 25 per

cent

of people aged 65 and over,

while

the

USA

will see a rise of around 3 per

cent

. Japan

also

will experience the most dramatic increase rise from 10 in 2030 to nearly 27 in 2040.