The graph below 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 feature and make comparisons where relevant.
The line diagram illustrates the percentage of people older than 65 years and the projections for 2040 in three countries over a century.
Overall
, is appreciated that the population has been growing for the Linking Words
last
80 decades and is expected to rapidly grow in the following ones.
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Firstly
, is noticeable that the increase experienced in Sweden and the USA was quite similar, starting from 7% and 9%, respectively, from 1940 to 1990; from there on, the European country reached a maximum of 20% in 2010, Linking Words
then
decreased until 2030 when is expected to grow again. Linking Words
Secondly
, going back to the situation of the United States, it gradually dropped until 2015 when recovered and looks like in the future is going to keep increasing. Linking Words
Lastly
, the old population of Japan, which started at 5%, achieved the bottom at 4% between 1960 and 1985, when it slowly rose until now, the projections indicate that the number of old people is going to climb from 2030 and will hit the peak in 2040 with more than 26% of their population being older than 60 years.
To summarize, the numbers show that eastern countries have experienced relatively stable growth Linking Words
whereas
the oriental one, which had the lowest proportion of elderly will become the first in the ranking in the future.Linking Words
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