You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart and table below give information about population figures in Japan. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The given bar graph and table depict the trend of the population and the older population respectively in Japan over a period of 105 years from 1950 to 2055. Overall, the illustration coveys the information that there was a gradual growth in the population in the past following a rapid decline in the future, conversely, people aged 65 and older grew are predicted to grow. The Japanese population grew steadily over the years from 84. 1 million in 1950 to 127. 8 in 2005. However, over the course of the decade from 2005 to 2015, the population started to fall slowly reaching 125. 4 million in the latter year. The estimation of the future in 2055 shows that this trend will continue where the population will reach around 89. 9 million. Although there is a U-shaped curve illustrated by the total population graph, the table represents the continued growth of the older generation. There seems to be a rapid increase in the older population where they started to represent only 4. 9% in 1950 whereas they are going to have two-fifth of the total population as estimated for 2055.