The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the rate of the old-aged population above 65 in three highlighted nations during an entire century from 1940 to 2040, shown as a percentage.

Overall

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there is an upward trend for the three countries, only two countries witnessed a fluctuation in their courses.

To begin

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with, in 1940,

although

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the lowest number of citizen population was recorded in Japan with only 5%, it documented

further

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decline until the year 2000. Following that, a moderate growth was seen for the next two decades, and it has been predicted to reach the peak by 2024 with nearly 27%, surpassing the other countries.

In contrast

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, at the outset, the USA, as the largest figure, and Sweden just below it, mirrored the same path and variation with the elderly proportions, converging in 1995, each with around 14%.

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, as Sweden continued oscillating and will mostly maintain the same pattern in the future, the USA stabilised for about two decades, before slightly rising, and is expected to continue rising for the remaining period, ranking second.