Question
What is shape type this pyramid? A
Christmas tree, box or cup (from
Population Pyramid slideshow)
What does the shape say about the
distribution of the population?
Which age group has the highest
percentage of the population?
Which age group has the lowest
percentage of the population?
Are there any usual/interesting anomalies would think that the younger age group
in the pyramid?
Pyramid 1 - 1956 Pyramid 2 - 1995
The shape type of this pyramid is a The shape type of this pyramid is a
Christmas tree. Christmas tree.
Most of the population is in the middle of Most of the population is in the middle of
the graph meaning that there is less people the graph meaning that there is less people
in the younger age group. The population in the younger age group. The population
will grow more slowly as the number of will grow more slowly as the number of
people reaching the older stage decreases. people reaching the older stage decreases.
Middle (working), 15-64 Middle (working), 15-64
Older (dependent), 65-80+ Older (dependent), 65-80+
Yes, it was interesting to see that the age
Yes, by just looking at the graph you
group from 0-4 and 5-9 have the same
percentage for girls (5.3) and then the
has a higher population but once you
same percentage for boys (5.6) and that
calculate the percentages the middle age
the top two tiers of the pyramid has 0%
group has a higher population.
for both.