Population Pyramids

• Population pyramids are graphical representations that show the distribution of various age groups in a population.
• Young dependents: 0-14
• Economically active: 15-65
• Aged dependents: 65+
• SHAPE :

  Base

  Sides

  Top
• AGE:

  Young Dependents?

  Economically active?

  Aged Dependents?
• DATA:

  Always take data from pyramid to support your description.
• Population structure: the way in which a population is divided into different groups.
• Aged dependency: high proportion of aged dependents

  Social:

  impacts on families, can help with childcare due to longer lifespans but them old age can also put pressure on the family unit.

  The large aged population also reduces the amount of service workers.

  Economic:

  Care for the elderly is expensive (£1.6 billion / year)

  Pensions and other benefits are expensive - retirement age increases and state pension age increased