The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.
This
document presents the fluctuation of the population’s proportion aged 65 and above from 1940 to 2040 in three different countries.
Overall
, the USA and Sweden have seen their percentage increase over the years similarly
. By contrast
, Japan had been decreasing but seen an escalation.
The two lines illustrating the United States of America and Sweden have been side to side most of the time. Indeed, the number of 65 years people grew considerably at a similar pace. In fact, in 2040, the predicted percentage is expected to reach 23% for both lands compared to 7% in 1940. By a slight difference, from 1940 to 2000, the United States of America was on top of the two other countries until 1995 when the European country got ahead of the USA.
Japan for several times had a very low percentage. Undeniably, from 1940 to 1960, the proportion dropped from 5% to 3%. However
, following these years, this
portion has expanded in a drastic way , especially since 2020. Moreover
, it is forecasted that by 2040, Japan’s population aged 65 and over will attain 27% overtaking the USA and Sweden.Submitted by santos_dij on
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