The line graph compares the percentage of people who are 65 years old or more in Japan,

Sweden, and the USA over the period of 100 years.

Overall, it is clear that the number of inhabitants aged from 65 has increased from 1940 to the
present in all three countries, and this trend is predicted to be continued in the future. It is also
noticeable that Japan has the most dramatic rise over two other nations.

In 1940, the proportions of elderly people in the USA, Sweden and Japan are 9%, 7% and 5%
respectively. This number has dropped marginally in Japan, by around 3% between 1940 and
1960. By contrast, those for the USA and Sweden went up slightly by nearly 1% each country for
the same period. Over the following 57 years up to now, all three nations saw an increase in the
number of elderly population to 20%, 14% and 7% for Sweden, the USA and Japan respectively.

It is expected that the figures for all three countries will continue to rise in the future. By 2040,
25% of the Swedish population is predicted to be aged 65 and over, while the figure for the USA
is lower, at about 23%. Particularly, Japan is hoped to have a sharp surge by 20% in the
percentage of elderly civilian from 2017.