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
in the pyramid? pretty accurate
Pyramid 1 Pyramid 2
A Christmas Tree Box
It shows that the It shows that the
highest population is in population will go back
the middle ages and forth through time
By 2030, there will be
45-49
more than 1.4 billion
“Middle working”
people
95-99 At 1955, there were 575
“Older dependent” million people
The pyramid seems By 2040, the population
starts decreasing rapidly