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Population Pyramids

How to read a Population Pyramid

Elder
Dependents

Working
Population

Youth
dependents
Lets make some predictions…
1. What predictions
can you make
about the youth
dependency ratio?

2. The elder
dependency?

3. The working
population?

4. CBR? CDR? TFR?


Demographic Characteristics
• Birth rate HIGH or LOW?
– HIGH!
– How can you tell this?
– It has a wide base! That
means tons of babies!

• Life expectancy LOW or


HIGH?
– LOW!
– How can you tell this?
– Small # of people at the top
– means they’re not making
it to old ages
Demographic Characteristics

• What can you tell


about population
growth?
– Rapid!
– High birth rates = more
people in the country =
rapid growth
Social Characteristics
• Young population
– How is this helpful?
– More adaptable to change and
new progress

• Less need for immigrant labor


in the country
– Why?
• Have enough people in the
working force
Social Characteristics

• Less education overall


– Men or women going to be
affected by this?
• Women!
• Women aren’t getting an
education
• Think about how education
and TFR are related
Political Characteristics
• How can government
get involved?
– Government likely to
implement an
anti-natalist policy
– Anti-natalist = ways to
limit population growth
– Example: One Child
Policy (now Two Child)
Economic Characteristics
• What characteristics can
you predict about the
workforce?
– Expanding or large
workforce
– How can you tell?
– Remember, the population
pyramid is always moving
(you must predict what it
looks like in 5 years)
Economic Characteristics
• What can you tell about
the youth
dependency ratio? High?
Low?
– HIGH
– Why is this a problem?
– Babies cost money!
– Gov. has to spend $ on
schools, daycares
Economic Characteristics
• What characteristics can you predict about the
elder dependency ratio? High or low?
– Low!
– That’s good! Now you don’t have to spend $$$
to support (Senior homes, senior living, assisted
living, etc.)

• What predictions can you make women in the


workforce?
– Less women
– Why?
– Not educated – having a family instead
Economic Characteristics
• What predictions can you make about
types of jobs?
– Lower level jobs because of a less educated
workforce
– Agriculture, mining, fishing, etc.
Environmental Characteristics
•How does the environment
have anything to do with
population?
•Resources
○ Too many people = not
enough natural resources
•Agriculture
○ Most are subsistence
farmers
○ Could lead to overuse of
the land
Slow Growth
Demographic Characteristics
• Birth rates high or low?
– Lower than a rapid growth pyramid
• Death rates?
– Declining
• Life expectancy?
– Increased
• Overall population?
– Growing! But slowly!
Social Characteristics
● What does it tell you about women?
○ More women in the workforce!

○ Means higher level of education for

women
Political Characteristics
● What does this pyramid tell you about the
elder dependents?
○ Growing
○ Government will have to make decisions on
how to support (Senior homes, senior living,
assisted living, etc.)
Economic Characteristics
• What does it tell you about women in the
workforce?
– More!
– More educated - more education means higher
paying jobs which means more money in to
economy!
• Overall workforce = more educated
Economic Characteristics
• High or low youth dependency ratio
– Lower!
– Less need to build schools

• High or low elder dependency ratio?


– Higher!
– Gov. must think about how to support (Senior
homes, senior living, assisted living, etc.)
Environmental Characteristics
• Country industrializing which means more
factories
– Factories = more pollution
– Urban sprawl
Negative Growth
Demographic Characteristics
• Birth rates high or low?
– Low
– Lower than death rate
• Life expectancy?
– High
• Overall population?
– Negative
Demographic Characteristics

• Infant mortality rate?


– Declining

• More elders than youth


dependents
Social Characteristics
• Labor shortage means a need for more labor!
– Immigrant labor needed to offset this
– Immigrants can cause social backlash

• Prediction about women?


– More in the workforce
– Higher over level of education
Political Characteristics
• More immigration laws
– (Remember: need more immigrant workers)

• Increase in pro-natalist policies


– Pro-natalist = increasing birth rates
Economic Characteristics
• Higher education
– What does this have to do with the
economy?
– Higher education = higher level jobs
– Higher level jobs = more money into the
economy

• Low youth dependency ratio


– Less need to spend on schools/daycares
Economic Characteristics

• High elderly dependency ratio


– More money needed to support (senior
homes, senior living, assisted living, etc.)

• Possible future labor shortages

• Fewer consumers
– Causes economy to contract
Environmental Characteristics
• More industrialized country = more
pollution

• Land taken for manufacturing &


services

• Urban sprawl

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