The table gives information about the proportions of the people aged 65 and more in the years 1988 and 2000 in addition to a prediction for the year 2030. the three represented country are Canada, Germany and UK.
Overall, the proportion of the elderly was increasing in a different rates over the three country which, according to the forecast, will continue to increase.
In 1988, the proportion of old people in the Canada and Germany was 16.32% and 20.45% to increase by almost 5% in 2000. In the other hand , The elderly’s percentage in the UK was 14.23 in 1988 and stood under 15% in 2000.
By 2030, the forecast indicated that the proportion of old people in Canada and Germany will increase by over 5% in both countries to reach respectively 26.35% and 30.42% . Similarly, it is expected that this percentage will rise in the UK to hit 20.62%