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Population Pyramids

Population pyramids are bar charts that illustrate the age and gender structure of a country, with the x-axis representing population numbers or percentages and the y-axis showing age categories. They are useful for understanding birth rates, death rates, and life expectancy. Different stages of development are characterized by varying proportions of young, middle-aged, and elderly populations.

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Population Pyramids

Population pyramids are bar charts that illustrate the age and gender structure of a country, with the x-axis representing population numbers or percentages and the y-axis showing age categories. They are useful for understanding birth rates, death rates, and life expectancy. Different stages of development are characterized by varying proportions of young, middle-aged, and elderly populations.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Population Pyramids
Aims:
•To draw and describe a population pyramid.
•To describe the difference between pyramids at
different stages of development.
What is a
populati
on
pyramid
?
Population pyramids
= a type of bar chart used to show the age and gender structure
of a country.
The horizontal (x) axis is divided into numbers or percentages of
the population.
The vertical (y) axis shows age categories.
Lower part = base (younger generation)
Upper part = apex (elderly population)

Why are they useful?


They tell us…..
…about birth rates
…about death rates
…about life expectancy
Why are the pyramids different?

More young people More middle aged people Many older people
 Larger families still  Birth rates dropping as  Fewer and fewer
needed for farming smaller families are births
 More deaths and desirable  Aging population –
disease, so people die  People living longer people living long
earlier lives

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