The table describes the proportion of elderly people aged 65 and over in three different countries, namely Canada, Germany, and the UK in 1988 and in 2000, as well as predicting their share in the population in 2030. Overall, Germany had and suggested to have the highest percentage of people aged above 65, whereas the UK presented an opposite trend. Furthermore, the figures for all three countries predicted to grow steadily by 2030.
In Germany, individuals aged 65 or more represented about a fifth of the population compared to Canada with over 15% in 1988. After that both figures began to rise and by 2000, they showed a notable increase by around 5%. By 2030, elderly people aged over 65 projected to make up approximately 30% of the population in Germany and over a quarter in Canada.
In the UK, by contrast, the figures for the percentage of the population aged 65 or more accounted for relatively smaller proportions, with just over 14% in both 1988 and in 2000. The percentage of elderly people in this country, after remaining stable, is expected to grow up to over 20% by 2030.