What is this? What does it show?

AGE STRUCTURE
Learning Outcomes:
1. To be able to sketch different population pyramids
2. To be able to describe the age structure of different
countries,
3. To be able to explain reasons for different age
structures
4. To be able to suggest the impacts of different age
structures.
5. To be able to calculate dependency ratios
 TASK 1 – Copy the defintions
AGE STRUCTURE
Young dependent population – Aged 0 – 14.
Children in education, not working
Economically active population – Aged 15-64.
Adults who work, earn money and pay taxes.
Elderly dependent population – Aged 65+.
Adults who are retired and do not work

Why do you think the number of people in

each of these groups is so important?
 TASK 2 – For the next
two graphs:
For each graph:
1. Describe shape – General, base, top, middle (wide,
narrow, high, low)
2. Explain what it tells us about age structure (think
about elderly and young dependents and economically
active). Explain the causes…
3. Suggest the consequences – positives and negatives
 TASK 3 – Complete the
tasks on the next slide
For each graph:
1. Describe shape – General, base, top, middle (wide,
narrow, high, low)
2. Explain what it tells us about age structure (think
about elderly and young dependents and economically
active). Explain the causes…
3. Suggest the consequences – positives and negatives
 1. Split your page into two
2. Sketch Japan’s pyramid on one side
and Congo’s on the other
3. Write each statement in full under
either Congo or Japan
A - Many teaching jobs B - Mr Brown is surprised C - A mother sobs over the
advertised in local at the large number of grave of the last of her six
newspaper. elderly women at Gala children who died in a
Bingo. cholera epidemic.
D - Grandparents take E - Hospital advertises in F - Taxes have to rise.
increased responsibility Indonesia for new staff.
for child care.
G - Grandparents are rare. H - Parents start to think I - Jim and Jane
more about family planning. celebrate their 50th
wedding anniversary
J - New maternity hospital K - Many new houses are L - Billy queues for his
is needed. being built every year. annual flu injection.
M - Primary school class N - Billy gets a job O - Jane queues for food
sizes fall installing stair lifts. aid– their harvest failed
and her children show signs
of malnutrition.
 TASK 4
Go to:
https://www.census.gov/data-tools/demo/idb/#/country?Y
R_ANIM=2021

1. For Ethiopia, create at least 3 pyramids between now

and 2100.
2. Copy them into word
3. Describe how the pyramid is changing (shape and
dependents)
4. Explain why this is happening
5. Suggest benefits and problems