Band 6+: The bar chart below shows information regarding the change in the percentage of the population aged 65 and above in three countries. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The purpose of the given bar chart is to demonstrate the percentage of the population aged 65 and above in three distinct countries over the period of five decades starting from 1980.

Overall, it can be observed that the three countries all experienced upward trends in the population aged 65 and above throughtout the period surveyed. It is also noticeable that Germany consistently leading in this regard.

Looking at the charts in more details, it can be seen that Canada commenced at 10% in 1980 and had a gradual increase to 15% in 2000. Moreover, the predicted figures show that Canada will have the biggest growth by 10% in 2030. Similarly, the UK’s figures illustrated a slight increase by 5% every years, from 15% initially to 25% at the end of the given timespan.

Another point worth mentioning is there was prediction that Germany always had the highest number of ederly people from 1980 to 2030, which started from 15% n 1980 and ended at 25% in 2030.