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ThegraphsbelowshowstructureofaEuropeancountryfrom1901to1981andapredictionfor2021.

Summarizetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

SampleAnswer

ThegraphscomparethepopulationmakeupofoneEuropeancountryeveryfortyyearsfrom1901to1981,andtheestimated

numberin2021.

Therewasahugeincreaseinthenumberofpeopleinthiscountryfrom38,225,000in1901to67,180,000eightyyearslater,and

thisupwardtrendipectedtolastthroughtotheyear2021,whenthepopulationisestimatedat87,658,000,morethandouble

the1901figure.

In1901and1941,thepopulationstructureinthiscountrywascompletelythesame,withanoverwhelmingmajorityofits

population(95%)below65,4%ween65and85andonly1%over85yearsold.

However,theyear1981sawasharpincreaseinthepercentageoftheelderly.Altogether,theymadeup17%ofthetotal

population,whereastheprojectionfortheyear2021showsthattheywillcontinuetogrowbutlessdramaticallyto20%ofthetotal

population(15%for65-85-year-oldsand5%forover-85-year-olds).

Insummary,changesaretakingplacenotonlyinthenumberofpeoplebutalsoinsofthepeoplewhomakeupthe

populationinthisEuropeancountry,indicatingitisadvancingintoanagingsociety.

下图显示了1901年至1981年欧洲国家的结构以及2021年的预测。