The bar chart shows the proportion of people aged over 65 years old in Germany, Canada, and the UK over a period of 50 years.
The bar chart compares three different countries, including
Canada
, Germany
and the UK
in terms of the percentage of the population over 65 years old within the timespan of 50 years, commencing from 1980.
Overall
, what stands out from the graph is that there are increases in the proportion of all three countries. Another striking feature is that Germany
is expected to have the highest proportion.
In 1980, the percentage of the population aged 65 or over in Canada
was only 10%, compared to around 14% in the UK
and 15% in Germany
. Over the following 20 years, while
the figure for Germany
still remained the highest, with 20%, that of Canada
and the UK
was the same, 15% for each.
By 2030, the proportion of people aged 65 or over in Germany
is expected to be the highest, with 25%, exceeding that of the UK
, with a mere 17%. In the same period, the statistic for Canada
is predicted to rise to around 22%.Submitted by miatr.work on
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