Population Pyramids

What information about a country can you get from a Population Pyramid??? Level of development and probable development indicators Population growth rate and life expectancy Percentage of population by age and sex

Rapid Growth Wide base Large % of population entering reproductive years Few old People undeveloped

development indicators of undeveloped countries High or Low??? Literacy rate Life expectancy Infant mortality rate Per Capita income Birth rate/Death rate Fertility rate education levels of women? Literacy Rate-low Life Expectancy- Low Infant mortality Rate- High Per Capita Income- Low Death/birth Rate- High Fertility rate- high Education levels for women- low

Medium Growth Beehive newly industrializing countries / developing

development indicators of developing countries High or Low??? Literacy rate Life expectancy Infant mortality rate Per Capita income Birth rate/Death rate Fertility rate education levels of women? Literacy Rate- High Life Expectancy – High Infant mortality rate- low Per capita income –high Birth/death rate-low Fertility rate- low Education for women- high

Slow Growth Cylinder/coke bottle (sort of) Population fairly constant until old age Developed

Negative Growth Base much smaller than middle Population shrinking Developed

development indicators of developed countries High or Low??? Literacy rate Life expectancy Infant mortality rate Per Capita income Birth rate/Death rate Fertility rate education levels of women? Literacy Rate- High Life Expectancy – High Infant mortality rate- low Per capita income –high Birth/death rate-low Fertility rate- low Education for women- high