The Proportion of Old People in Three countrieds. Countries

This line graph illustrates the percentage of the people who 65 years old andor more from 1990 to 2040 in three countries - Japan, Sweden, and the USA.

As we can see from the graph that, in Japan, the percentage of the people aged 65 and or over started at 9% in 1940. And Then, the period from 1940 to 1960 saw a slightlyslight rise, with the percentage had amounted amounting to 10% of the total population in Japan by 1960, followed by a significant increase to 15% in 1980. After that, it will is projected to level out at just a little bit less than 15% by 2020. From this point onwards, the percentage will go up rapidly. and Finally, by 2040, when it is expected to reach approximately 24% by 2040.

The percentage in Sweden started at 6% in 1940, and then, over about the following 50 fifty years until to 1990, it had showed an similar upward trend with similar to Japan, which arrived at about 14%. Subsequently, it is expected to grow grew sharply to 20% inby 2010. Despite decreasing marginally to 17% in 2030, the percentage in Sweden is predicted to recover quickly and rise to just over 26% inby 2040, which will be higher than in Japan (24%) infor the corresponding period.

Unlike Japan and Sweden, The change in percentage of people aged 65 andor over in the USA experienced a totally different trend totally different from Japan and Sweden. More specifically, at first in 1940, it stood at a low of 5%. Then, there had beenwas a slight decline to 3% by 1960. Subsequently it retained remained stable at this level during thisthe 25-year period until 1987. Afterwards, it is projected to shoot up gradually. In 2040, it is expected to represent nearly 27% of total population inof the USA.

Therefore, it can be clearly seen from the line graph that, the percentage of people aged 65 and or over in the US is expected to account for almost 27% by 2040, when the percentage will be higher proportion comparedthan Japan andor Sweden (around 25% and 23%, respectively).