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 feature and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart illustrates the proportion of the

inhabitants

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inhabitant's

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senior citizens in a hundred years in three various countries.

Overall

, the USA and Sweden increasingly rose

while

Japan

decreased over the period given .At the start of the period USA

grow

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grew

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steadily in 1940 and reached up to 15% in the

year

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years

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1980-1990.

Then

USA maintained a constant low

indicates

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in the year 2020 . It is hoped to be doubled and reach nearly 25% in 2040 . In

Sweden

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Sweden,

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the percentage of aged people grew from about 7% in 2040 to 15% in 2000,

is

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which is

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heavily towards 25% in 2040

while

Japan

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in Japan

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from 1960 to 2030 it remained below 5 percent . A glance at the graph makes it clear that

Japan

will have

more

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a higher

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percentage of the aged population in the future despite its

less

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lower

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percentage of

this

population in the early 40s . The line graph clearly

opens

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shows

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that all of the three countries will increase in 2040 and

Japan

will take the first place.