Daily chart answer for Thursday, October 1, 2026
How did the share of people aged 65 or older in Japan change from 1994 to 2023 (%)? Population · 30 observations · World Bank (World Development Indicators).
Solid line = the part players could see · dashed violet = the daily chart’s hidden stretch, revealed here.
What happened
After the visible part ended on 2005, it moved up 45.8% to finish at 29.56%. Players saw the first 12 of 30 observations before drawing. From 14.15% to 29.56%, the full span nets out up 109.0%. The period high of 29.56% came in 2023; the low of 14.15%, in 1994. The biggest one-step move was a 3.7% upward in 2013. Data: World Bank (World Development Indicators).
The hidden values
After the cutoff (2005), the series printed:
| Date | Actual value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 20.98 |
| 2007 | 21.63 |
| 2008 | 22.25 |
| 2009 | 22.76 |
| 2010 | 23.1 |
| 2011 | 23.65 |
| 2012 | 24.51 |
| 2013 | 25.41 |
| 2014 | 26.23 |
| 2015 | 26.92 |
| 2016 | 27.51 |
| 2017 | 27.98 |
| 2018 | 28.35 |
| 2019 | 28.63 |
| 2020 | 28.92 |
| 2021 | 29.22 |
| 2022 | 29.4 |
| 2023 | 29.56 |
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