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

The line graph displays the percentage of people who aged above 65 from 1940 to 2040 in Japan, Sweden and America.

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, it is clearly seen that the number of aged 65 or above humankind increased throughout the recorded period. In the beginning, the USA accounted for the most people who are age 65 or above,

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it was overtaken by Japan in 2040. The USA started at the beginning with nearly 8% in 1940, it

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rose slightly to 15% in 1980 before experiencing a notable increase of approximately 10 % from 14% to 23% in 2040. The second most in the first year was Sweden with around 7% and

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increased consistently decade on decade, it witnessed a small decline from 20% to 18% in 2030 and it

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increased to just over 25% in 2040. Japan had the

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proportion of people aged more than 65 at just 5% in 1940, it

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fell to around 3% from 1960 to 1985 before experiencing

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to just 10% in 2030,

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, it jumps to around 27% in 2040,

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, it had surpassed other countries to be the most in the final year.