The given line graph presents the percentage of people aged 65 and over in three different countries between 1940 and 2040.
Overall, the elderly people population is predicted to increase in all three countries. However, the population of Japan is expected to have more older people compared to the other two in 2040.
In 1940, the USA and Sweden were first and second in having more older people, with 9 and 7 percent, respectively. From 1960 on, this percentage increased gradually to reach 15% in the USA and 14% in Sweden in 1980, which declined slightly in the 1990s. Since 2000, the percentage in the USA leveled out for the next 20 years. However, in 2040, it will have increased significantly to 23% in the USA and 25% in Sweden.
In Japan, the older population sat at 5% in 1940, which descended to 3% between the 1960s and the 1980s. Despite that, from 2000 onwards, an upward trend in population is estimated to reach 10% in 2030. Moreover, starting in 2030, Japan’s elderly population will jump more than double to reach its peak of 27% in 2040.
