Population Pyramids

Population pyramids are used by demographers as a tool for understanding the make-up of a given population, whether a city, country, region, or the world, at a specific time in history.

A Population Pyramid is graph that shows the age-sex distribution of a given population.

Key things to know about population pyramids. The shape of a population pyramid can tell us a lot about an area's population. It gives us information about birth and death rates as well as life expectancy. A population pyramid tells us how many dependents (elderly and children) there are. We are also able to see what percentage of the population can contribute to an economy of a region.

Population Pyramids- Basic Description

How to read a population pyramid? What can it tell us about a given population?

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