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

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, between 1940 and 2040.

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

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, it forecasts that

at the end

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of the

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, Japan will gain the highest proportion of aged

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

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was in the

USA

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

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in

Sweden

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

USA

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and almost 14% in

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.

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, the

USA

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remained approximately the same in the next 40 years,

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,

Sweden

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

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in 2020. The graph anticipates that

at the end

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of the

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, they both will significantly increase, 25% in the

USA

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and roughly 24% in

Sweden

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, respectively.

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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.

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

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, outracing The

USA

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and

Sweden

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.