What is a Population Pyramid. Population Pyramids A Population Pyramid is a type of graph that represents the age and sex of the people in a certain country.

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What is a Population Pyramid

Population Pyramids A Population Pyramid is a type of graph that represents the age and sex of the people in a certain country

What can we learn from a Population Pyramid? Male/Female Ratio Are there more women than men, men than women, or is it roughly equal? The age of the population Are there more young than old people? More old than young? The DEPENDENCY LOAD How many people are not working due to age… Older than 65, younger than 15!

How do we make a Population Pyramid? YEAR GOES HERE THIS LINE GOES FROM 0 in the CENTRE to 10 on the outside

1950MaleFemale