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The graph below shows the population of a particular country by age group starting in 1960 and including a forecast to 2040.

The graph below shows the population of a particular country by age group starting in 1960 and including a forecast to 2040.
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The given graph illustrates the figures of
population
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the population
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 of a certain country from 1960 and 2040, which is divided into 3 age groups: 0-14, 15-64 and 65+.
Overall
, it is expected that the percentage of
middle aged
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middle-aged
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 and old
people
would
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will
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 be
in
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at
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 the same level by 2040, despite a high difference which was observed in 1960, when the
figure
 of middle aged
people
were
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was
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 about 55% and old
peple
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people
 - about 15%,
while
 the proportion of youngsters will be the lowest. The proportion of young
people
 was 30% in 1960. The
figure
have
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has
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 been declining gradually until nowadays and
expected
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is expected
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 to continue at
this
 temp. Youngsters will be 10% of
population
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the population
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 in 2040.
On the contrary
, the proportion of seniors has increased steadily and
revealed
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is revealed
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 to continue until the end of the period. Starting with about 15%, the
figure
 ended at 45%. Despite the fluctuations, the
figure
of
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for
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 adults(15-64) ended
up
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apply
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the given period with
slight
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a slight
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 drop, standing at the same level
with
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as
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 the index of old
people
.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words people, figure with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "undefined" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 5 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "give" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 3 times.
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