Population Pyramid

Population Pyramid

1. age groups are arranged in four-year cycles

2. male column-left female column-right

3. Population of Brazil

   • Birth rates per mother - 2.2 Life expectancy- 72
   • widest base because the birth rate per mother is high in Brazil
   • very narrow at the top due to the lower life expectancy of Brazilians

4. Population of Ireland

   • widest percentage among young adultd
   • children and teenagers are less
   • birth rate in Ireland is less now
   • better family planning and high numbers of working mothers
   • life expectancy is high in Ireland

5. Population of Germany

   • base of Germany's population pyramid is narrow
     • family planning
   • percentages of older people are high
     • high life expectancy in Germany

6. population pyramids give us the percentage of people in each age bracket in a country

7. population pyramids help the government to see the needs of a population in areas such as education and jobs

8. Population Pyramid of Germany

9. Population Pyramid of Brazil

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