The graph below shows the proption aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three differen countries.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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of the inhabitants who are 65 and over in three different countries (Japan, Sweden and the USA) over a 70-year period ending in 2020,

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projections for the next two decades.

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the proportion of the population aged 65 and above have grown significantly, albeit at different rates in each country, resulting in remarkably similar percentages. The forecast predicts a slower rise in

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years. At the beginning of the period, in Japan, senior citizens accounted for about 8% followed by a gradual rise to less than a fifth in 2020. Turning to the proportion of older persons in Sweden was around 7% accompanied by an increase with fluctuation to just under a fifth in 2020. In terms of the

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of people who are 65 and over in the USA represented the smallest

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5%. By 1980, it experienced a small decline from 5% to 3%,

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it increased slightly to 5% in 2020. Over the next twenty years, growth of the proportion of elders is expected to slow only in Japan and Sweden, rising by no more than 6%.

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, in the USA, the

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of elderly population dramatically rose to 27% in 2040.