The graph gives information about the age of the population of Iceland between 1990 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph gives information about the age of the population of Iceland between 1990 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The bar graph illustrates the relative percentage ages of the Icelandic inhabitants from 1990 to 2020. Over the whole time period, the number of adults increased moderately
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the other 3 categories of the population were in a gradual decline decade by decade. A different pattern emerged for elderly people, which
initially
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maintained a constant share of the population but
then
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marginally grew in number. In 1990, the full-grown
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percentage showed a third of the total nation,
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it rose steadily to almost 40% in 2010. Its percentage peaked at around 50% in 2020, showing by far the highest point in the
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trend. It can be attributed to the fact that adults were taken between 25 and 54, showing 29 different ages. Older citizens above 65 remained approximately static, maintaining a minor rise from 2010 onwards.
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, the remaining three segments dropped in steady increments. The initial percentages of
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children till 14 and middle-aged adults from 55-
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exhibited a downward trend, falling to 18% and 10% in 2020, respectively. Youngsters from 15 to 24 were the most declined segment among all, decreasing to two-thirds of the Icelandic residents.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decline" was used 2 times.
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