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The statistics illustrate the information and predictions regarding the change in the proportion of the population over 65 years old in three countries( Canada, Germany, and the UK) over 42-year period, starting from 1988. Overall, what is notable from the chart is that the proportion of the population over 65 aged in all three nations witnessed an increased. Among all the figures, Germany held the top spot during the entire surveyed, whereas the UK consistently recorded the lowest figure. At the start of the period, in 1988, Germany started with the highest elderly people at 20.35%, emerged as the leading category. Slightly below was Canada, with 16.45% people ages 65, while the figure for the UK is considerably different with 14.25%. Thereafter, Germany witnessed a descending trend in the percentage of people ages 65 with sharply increased to 30.65% in 2030, still ranking first. At the same time, the elderly people in Canada recorded a rise to 26.35%,but to a lesser extent, remaining as the second most population aged 65 and above. Finally, the percentage of population aged 65 and above in the UK increased slightly to 20.45% in the final year.