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 features, and make comparisons where relevent.

The graph illustrates the percentage of inhabitants at their 65th and over from 1940 to 2040 in three specific areas.

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the highest proportion of people at

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age is seen in the USA and Sweden,

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whereas

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in Japan it is much lower in general.

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, the number of elderly citizens increases throughout the period. Focusing first on the USA and Sweden, in 1940, almost 10% and slightly over 5% of elderly people resided in these countries. During the following years, the corresponding figures increased gradually to 15 and almost 20 per cent by 2020, which are predicted to reach higher levels by 2040, with approximately 25% of the population aged 65 and over for both regions. As for Japan, at the beginning of the period, 5% of

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country's inhabitants were 65 years old or

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, which was followed by a slight decrease of

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figure by roughly 2% by 2000, after which, the percentage of

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the elderly

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population almost doubled compared to its initial level. When it

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to 2040, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is predicted to skyrocket to more than 25%.