The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.

The line graph compares the percentage of people who are 65 years old and over in

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,

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and the

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from 1940 to 2040. It is clearly observed that during these years the

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of the elderly will increase. At the beginning of the year, Americans had the highest proportion of community aged 65 and over and

Japan

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was lower. In opposite in the future, the percentage of old people will belong to

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. In 1940, the figure for the demographic aged 65 and older in the

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was just under 10%

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, that of

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and

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were lower at almost 7% and 5% respectively. Over the 40 next years, the proportion of community individuals aged 65 and above in both

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and the

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rose gradually and reached nearly 14% and 15% respectively

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that of

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declined moderately by approximately 2%. Between 1980 and 2020, the

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of the elderly in the

USA

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remained constant at about 5%

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figure for the Japanese increased significantly to just under 10%. The percentage of

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aged 65 and over in

Sweden

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experienced changes during

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time. between 2030 and 2040, the

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of the elderly in

Japan

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is predicted to rise sharply to just over 25%

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these figures for the

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and

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were

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lower at 23% and 25% respectively.