The provided bar chart illustrates the percentage of senior citizens who are 65 years old and over in three different nations including Canada, Germany and the UK from 1980, along with the projection until 2030.
Overall, it is readily apparent that all examined countries witnessed an increase in their elderly population over a span of 2 decades starting from 1980, followed by the same trend in the next estimated years. Notably, Germany consistently had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and over, in both actual and predicted figures.
In detail, Germany commenced with the largest share of population 65 and over, accounting for 15%. Meanwhile, the British’s elderly accounted for around 13%, higher than that of Canada where it occupied only 10%. In the following 20 years, Germany’s share increased gradually by 5%, maintaining the biggest population in the older age group. In particular, both the percentage of the UK and Canada underwent a similar pattern, with the former and the latter rising to the same share of 15%.
In terms of the year 2030, Germany was estimated to increase, at 25%, emerging as the dominant proportion in the senior citizens, thereafter a growth of the UK’s percentage, it rose to nearly 20%. Specifically, Canada experienced a significant rise, reaching 22% and surpassing the UK to become the second-largest in elderly people share among the surveyed nations.