1. Dependency Load
And more !!!!

2. Fun facts
There has not been a mail delivery in Canada on a Saturday for the last 35 years
Africa is the second most populous continent with about 1.1 billion people or 16% of the world’s population. Over 50% of Africans are under the age of 25.

3. Different ages and Roles
Children ( under 15 )
Working adults ( 15 to 65 )
Older Adults (65 and over )
The assumption is that children and older adults do not need to work and are supported by the working adults

4. Dependency load
Dependency Load: the part of the population that is supported by the rest.
a higher dependency load tends to put more pressure on the society to provide such things like
Housing, healthcare, and seniors homes

5. Youthful population
Advantage: provide a large and cheat future workforce.
Provide a growing market for manufactured goods
Disadvantages: put strain on healthcare and education system
put strain on food supply and accommodations
Solutions ?

6. Ageing Population Advantages: add experience to the workforce
a construction boom and a new market opening “the grey market”
more leisure and vacations
Disadvantages: the cost of healthcare, pension, increase on sheltered home and more taxes on the smaller workforce
Solutions?

7. Some Canadian context
pyramide/his/index-eng.cfm

8. Assignment time !!!