The Graph below shows
the proportion of population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different
countries.
The given line graph depicts comparable changes in ratio of individuals
aged 65 and older in Japan, The USA, Switzerland.
The ratio of senior citizens in population of USA was about
9% in 1940. The changes in the demographic trends indicate clearly that the
ratio older people in the population is set to rise to about 23% by 2040 even
though the population of old people stabilized at 15% in 1980, and in fact is
expected to decline marginally till 2020.
Similarly, the ratio of the old people in the Switzerland is
also expected register a rise of approximately 19% by 2040 – from about 7% in
1940 to 26% in 2040.
On the other hand, even though the ratio of aged Japanese was
lowest in 1940 – 5%, and it further declined to below 5% till 1990, it is
expected to rise more than five folds in corresponding period, to more than
27%.
The proportion of old people would rise in all the 3
countries in the quoted 100 period.
