Question
What shape type is 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?
Pyramid 1 Pyramid 2
The shape of 2015 is a cup, but then it
The shape of 1995 is a tree turns into the shape of a tree after
infantry.
The shape says that birth rate
decreased a bit and 20 years ago the
high infantry rate was determined to
The shape says that birth rate was at
create an increase in the young ages
an increase and there was a good
around 20 and it did, however since
amount of children per family.
that age group is not the highest that
means that birth rate continued to
increase between 1995-2005.
The age group with the highest The highest percentage of population
percentage of population is 0-4 years. is in the age group of 5-9 and 10-14.
The lowest percentage is between 95-
The lowest percentage of population
99 and 100+ years since they are both
were those 90 and above.
at a percentage of 0.
There is one unusual thing is that for
the younger years there were more
The ratio between male and female is
males but after the age of 60, there
still the same it was 20 years ago.
were more women who lasted at an
older age.