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

The line graph depicts the percentage of the senior population, who are older than 65, in three countries over a 100-year

period

, between 1940 and 2040.

Overall

, it is visible that all three countries experienced a significant fluctuation,

however

, it forecasts that

at the end

of the

period

, Japan will gain the highest proportion of aged

people

. Having a detailed look at the line graph, the greatest rate of aged

people

was in the

USA

reaching almost 10% in 1940. Followed by, the percentage of elderly

people

in

Sweden

was approximately 6% in the same year. They both experienced a steady increase until 1980, reaching 15% in the

USA

and almost 14% in

Sweden

.

Then

, the

USA

remained approximately the same in the next 40 years,

however

,

Sweden

underwent a dramatic increase making up almost 18% of the aged

people

in 2020. The graph anticipates that

at the end

of the

period

, they both will significantly increase, 25% in the

USA

and roughly 24% in

Sweden

, respectively.

According to

Japan, the proportion of the elderly generation was the lowest in 1940, reaching 5%. It is crystal clear that Japan experienced a steady decrease in the next 60 years and reached its start point in 2000.

Nevertheless

, it experienced a skyrocketed change reaching 25% in the middle of 2020 and 2040 and continued to grow throughout the end of the

period

, outracing The

USA

and

Sweden

.