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 "Minfeatures, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

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 "Minfeatures,

and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.
The graph illustrates the amount of elderly
people
of ages 65 and above living in 3 countries, namely
Japan
,
Sweden
and
USA
between 1940 and 2040.
Overall
,
it is clear that
despite the increase in the number of old aged
people
in all 3 countries as compared to the past,
USA
will have the highest number in the future. In 1940's,
although
elderly
people
only contributed to around 10% of the total population of
Japan
, it was the country on top of the list followed by
Sweden
and
USA
with only around 7% and 5% of old
people
respectively. From 1940 to 1980, both
Japan
and
Sweden
saw a steady rise in the number of elderly
people
to about 15% in both countries.
On the contrary
, the levels in
USA
dropped below 5% after 1940 and remained stable till 1980. Just Before 2008
Sweden
overtook
Japan
as 20% of its population consisted of elderly
people
till the year 2018,
whereas
the numbers in
Japan
were just below15% till the year 2020. The numbers in
Sweden
fluctuated after 1980.
USA
,
on the other hand
faced a gradual increase post 1980 and the levels reached 10%
at the end
of 2020.
Although
USA
had the least population of those above 65 years from the beginning, in future it is expected to be on the top with 25% of elderly
people
, followed by
Sweden
and
Japan
with 25% and 23% respectively.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words people, japan, sweden, usa with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.

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