The line chart illustrates the population of Japan separated by age groups from 1960 with prediction to 2040. Overall, it is readily apparent that middle-aged people record the leading proportion during the period. By contrast, the younger generation represented the modest figure, while the older one stood at the lowest point until the 2005 when both figures became equal and the percentage of older citizens overtook the proportion of young people, followed by an upward trend for elderly people and downward for youngsters.
Regarding the middle age group, it is notable that the proportion of population of them is the dominant, accounting for the 65% in 1960 and experiencing minor fluctuations remaining between 60% and 70% during the most of the period, it will notably decrease to 55% in 2030, followed by a slight increase to 58% in a next decade.In contrast, the figures for individuals in 0-14 age group and 65+ were considerably lower, representing 30% and 5% in 1960 respectively, followed by a marginal increase to 35% for the younger generation, while the proportion of the older citizens population remained stable at 5% in 1970.
However, since 1980 the figures for youngsters started to experience downward trend, whereas for elderly people they saw an upward trend, accounting for 20% among the younger generation and 18% for the older one in 2000 respectively. Meanwhile, in 2005 both age groups accounted for 19%. Later in the next decade the percentage of people aged 65+ continued to increase and stood at 25%, while the proportion of the younger generations’ population remained downward trend, which recorded 18%. Finally, in 2040 the proportion of the 65+ age group is forecast to increase, representing 35%, whereas for youngsters aged from 0 to 14 it is predicted to decline to 10%.