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