You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph 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 relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The chart delineates the proportion of the population aged 65 years and over from 1940 to 2040 in three countries: the USA, Sweden, and

Japan

.

Overall

,

Japan

shows significant variations, ranging from 5 per

cent

to 27 per

cent

.

In contrast

, Sweden and the USA exhibit somewhat similar trends.

To begin

with, the USA had a proportion of 9 per

cent

in 1940, which rose to 10 per

cent

the following year and increased by 5 per

cent

in the next year. It

then

experienced a slight drop to 13 per

cent

and remained steady until 2020 before rising to 23 per

cent

by 2040. In

Japan

, the proportion started at 5 per

cent

, decreased to 3 per

cent

by 1960, and remained relatively stable until 2000. It

then

increased to 8 per

cent

in 2020 and surged to 27 per

cent

by 2040.Meanwhile, Sweden began with 7 per

cent

of its population aged 65 and over in 1940.

This

rose to 8 per

cent

in 1960, levelled up to 13 per

cent

the following year, experienced a decline,

then

rose to 20 per

cent

in 2010, and

finally

reached 25 per

cent

by 2040. In conclusion, the data show that all three countries are experiencing an ageing population, with

Japan

showing the most dramatic increase by 2040.