Download Dynamic Population Pyramids

POPULATION
PYRAMIDS
A WAY TO EXAMINE THE STRUCTURE OF A
POPULATION
INFLUENCES ON
PYRAMIDS
Individual and/or Unique Factors
Demographic Transition
MDC’s vs. LDC’s
INDIVIDUAL AND/OR
UNIQUE FACTORS
Education, particularly for women
Health care / health infrastructure
War / civil unrest
Religion
Nationalism
Individual’s economic status
A country’s economic make-up
More Developed Countries (MDC’s)
vs. Less Developed Countries
(LDC’s)
MDC’s
LDC’s
More urban
Less urban
Higher GDP
Lower GDP
More democratic
Less democratic
Less theocratic
More theocratic
More gender equity
Less gender equity
Slower pop. growth
Faster pop. growth
Older populations
Younger populations
HANS ROSLING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo
DAY IN THE LIFE OF A
PORTER
Life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Compare & Contrast her life to yours
DYNAMIC
POPULATION
PYRAMIDS
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United States, Mexico
Peru, Chile
China, Japan
Italy, France
Uganda, Nigeria
Gaza Strip, West Bank
FROM THE
US CENSUS BUREAU
QUESTIONS
Why would a country 's leaders want to know the proportion
of the population in different age groups?
• What difference does the age of the people in a country
make? (People of different ages have different needs.)
• What kinds of products do young people use? What kinds
of services do they need? (diapers, day care, toys, health
care, schools, etc.)
• What about older people? (different kinds of health care,
different foods, different products) Is it important for a
government leader or planner to know the age of the
population they are serving?
CONSTRUCTING YOUR POPULATION
Examlpe: Haiti
PYRAMIDS
%
0-19
20-39
40-59
60+
EXAMPLE: HAITI
Male
27
14
6
2
Female
26
15
7
3
60+
40-59
20-39
0-19
30
25
20
15
Male
10
5
0
5
10
15
20
Female
25
30
A SPECIAL CASE
Source: AgeWorks.com
CONTRASTING
STATES
Source: AgeWorks.com
Source: AgeWorks.com
POPULATION
PYRAMID
EXERCISE