The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevent.

The line graph illustrates the

proportion

of the population of Japanese, Swedish and Americans aged 65 and over from 1940 to 2040. It is clearly seen that at the beginning of the period,Japan was the lowest in

proportion

while

the Japanese

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predicted to achieve the highest

at the end

of the given time. In 1940, there was a difference of only about 3% between the USA and Sweden among 65 years old and over and

this

balance was kept until 1995. Around 2000, older generations of Sweden exceeded Americans and reached 20%.

While

over

65 years old

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65-year-old

Americans kept the same pace, their

proportion

will be foreseen to equalise nearly with Swedish.

Although

in Japan older people only started at 5% and experienced a slight decrease until 2002, their percentage would increase to 10% in 2025. In spite of the least

proportion

of the Japanese older population, it is predicted that they will overtake the other two countries and reach the zenith of

ageing

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population approximately 25%.