The chart shows the percentage of dependents in five countries in 2000 and 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar graph provides information about the proportion of the population who were dependents in five different countries, compared with average figures worldwide, in 2000 and 2005.
In general, the world saw a significant increase in the percentage of dependents between 2000 and 2005. All the countries shown in the chart, except India, followed this trend. In some countries such as Korea and Japan, the number of dependents had skyrocketed by 2005, whereas in Indonesia and China the figures had only gone up slightly.
Comparing the data from 2000 and 2005, Korea showed the largest rise in percentage, growing from 25% to 48% in the span of five years. The country with the second highest increase was Japan where the percentage had soared by nearly 20% by 2005.
In China and Indonesia, the change was far less dramatic. To be specific, the percentage of dependents in China grew by 2% and in Indonesia it rose by just 1%. India was the only country where the figures decreased, from 38% in 2000, to 32% in 2005.This was in stark contrast to worldwide figures which showed an upward trend.