Population Characteristics and

Population Pyramids
 Learning Objectives
• To define population structure and
dependency ratio
• To interpret and draw population pyramids
• To calculate dependency ratios
• To be able to compare different population
pyramids
Population Structure

What do you think are the important

components/features of a population?

AGE and GENDER

What is the population structure of
China?
The _________
elderly
(65 years old or
above)

_________
Adults
(15–64
years old)
__________
Children
(0–14 years
The population pyramid of China, 2009 old)
 Different population groups
• Group II (Adults) of the population pyramid
are known as the WORKING population, or
also the ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE people.
• Group I (Elderly) and Group III (Children) of
the population are called the
DEPENDENCY/DEPENDENT population.
Complete Task 1 on page 11 of the Lesson Booklet
ACTIVITY 1
 Dependency Ratio
• The dependency ratio is the comparison between the
population which is working, and the population
which is not!

• We can calculate this with the following formula,

which is also on page 12 of your lesson booklet;
Complete Task 2 on page 12 of the Lesson Booklet
ACTIVITY 2
Dependency Ratio for Hong Kong
 Graph the population pyramid using the data
provided.
ACTIVITY 3
Afghanistan
Australia
Japan
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Cambodia
Dependency Ratio
 HOMEWORK
Task 2
Population Pyramid of Hong
Kong in year 2022

● Label everything
● Add a title
● Reference your website (eg.
www.populationpyramid.net)
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● READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY