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 line chart compares the percentage of
people
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within a
country
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among three
age
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groups, which are 0 to 14, 15 to 64 and above 65+. The timeline ranges from the past (1960) to the future (2040).
Overall
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, the
country
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will be dominated by elderly
people
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with the
age
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of 65 and beyond in 2040,
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the other
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categories are going to decline in the final year. It means that the
country
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will slowly lose its young generation.
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with, the productive
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(15-64) was constantly the biggest portion of the population with around 55% in 1960 and managed to hit 60% in 1990.
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, it started to decrease significantly to approximately 45% in 2040 and no longer became the highest fraction.
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, the baby and teenagers (0-14) began at 30%,
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it fluctuated and went down roughly to just over 10% in 2000,
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it is going to hit the bottom at 10% in 2040.
On the contrary
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, the old
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(65+) who only accounted for nearly 20% in 1960 and 1970, will rocket up multiple times to about 55% in 2040.
This
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means the
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of 65 and over is going to have the highest ratio of
people
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living in
this
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country
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, surpassing the adult who was once the majority.
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