Population Pyramids

Northside ISD, B. Hennigar (2012)

What is a population pyramid?

A visual representation of the population of a country. graphically display a population's age and gender composition show numbers or proportions of males and females in each age group show gains of members due to immigration and birth, and loss of members due to emigration and death reflect population growth or decline

POPULATION STRUCTURE The population pyramid displays the age and sex structure of a country or given area

OLD DEPENDANTS ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE YOUNG DEPENDANTS

Population in Five Year Age bands

MALES To the left

Usually, but not always, In % to make for easier comparisons between countries

FEMALES To the right

Interpreting a Population Pyramid

Remember that a population pyramid is basically a bar graph turned on its side. Each line is showing you what percentage of the population is a certain age. Examine the title and the type of data presented. (ex. Age breakup, numbers listed below, male-female notation.) True pyramids are developing countries. The majority of the population is younger and not many people live to an old age. Developed countries are more rectangular; the population is spread more equally through the age groups.

How to interpret population pyramids

There main types of pyramids
Rapid growth Slow growth Negative growth

Shape of rapid growth

Shape of Slow growth

Shape of negative growth

Rapid growth

Rapid growth pyramids

Have a large base to show high birth rates Amount of people decreases as the ages goes up indicating a lower standard of living Associated with developing countries like Brazil, Uganda, China

Slow Growth

Slow growth pyramids

Take on a more rectangular shape Indicates population is remaining fairly steady Birth rates and death rates are similar Associated with developed countries like the UK, Germany, Canada

Negative growth

Negative growth pyramids

Looks like a reverse pyramid Indicates the population of the country is decreasing Death rates are higher than birth rates Associated with developed countries like Austria, Japan, Italy

When can population pyramids be used in World History?

TEKS: WH 18C Identify examples of political, economic, and social oppression and violations of human rights throughout history, including slavery, the holocaust, other examples of genocide, and politically motivated mass murders in Cambodia, China, and the Soviet Union

Soviet Union
http://worldatlas.com/webimag e/countrys/europe/eur.htm http://www.gendercide.org/case_stalin.html

Enemies of the State

WWI- 1914-1918
1,700,000 military dead

December 1934
Stalin began a period of purging and terror that lasted until 1939 and was marked by the execution of virtually the entire political and military elite.
http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/riley/787/Soviet/Stalin/Stalin.html

Soviet Union
How would you determine how World War I impacted the male population? What age group was impacted by Stalins purges?

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