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

The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.
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The line graph presents the
percentage
 of
elderly
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the elderly
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population
 aged 65 and over from three nations from 1940 to
present
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the present
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 and the forecast
percentage
 in 2040.
Overall
,
it is clear that
 the
percentage
 of
elderly
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the elderly
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population
 from
three
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the three
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 countries
rises
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is rising
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. It is expected that the
percentage
 of
Japanese
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the Japanese
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 elderly
population
would
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will
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 overtake that of
Sweden
 and
USA
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the USA
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. In 1940, the
percentage
 of
elderly
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the elderly
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population
 from
USA
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the USA
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,
Sweden
 and Japan was at around 9, 7 and 5 in order.
This
 changed in 1980 when the proportion of American elderly people rose to 15
percent
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per cent
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 but remained stable until 2020. After 2020, it is expected it could reach the
higest
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highest
 point around 24
percent
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per cent
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 in 2040.
Likewise
, in
Sweden
, the
proportaion
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proportion
 slowly increased to nearly 15
percent
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per cent
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 in 1980 and climbed to 20
percent
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per cent
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 after 2000. Despite a drop after 2020, it is projected that the
percentage
 of
Swedidh
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Swedish
 elderly people
would
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will
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 reach 25
percent
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per cent
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. It is obvious that the number of elderly people in Japan dropped
afer
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after
 1940 but started to change in 1980 when it rose to nearly 10
percent
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per cent
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 after 2020.
Moreover
,
this
 is expected to climb to the peak at 25
percent
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per cent
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, the highest
percentage
 when compared to that of
USA
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the USA
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 and
Sweden
.
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