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  2. Population pyramid - Wikipedia

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    Population distribution by age and sex for Angola in 2005. A population pyramid (age structure diagram) or "age-sex pyramid" is a graphical illustration of the distribution of a population (typically that of a country or region of the world) by age groups and sex; it typically takes the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing. [1]

  3. Demography - Wikipedia

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    The Demography of the World Population from 1950 to 2100. Data source: United Nations — World Population Prospects 2017. Demography (from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos) 'people, society' and -γραφία (-graphía) 'writing, drawing, description') [1] is the statistical study of human populations: their size, composition (e.g., ethnic group, age), and how they change through the ...

  4. Age class structure - Wikipedia

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    Population Pyramids, one way to visualize a population's age class structure. Age class structures can be used to model population structures of many species including vertebrates, invertebrates, and vegetation. These models allow for the prediction of growth or decline in a population based on current conditions or future management practices.

  5. Population change - Wikipedia

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    A pyramid with a wider base and a smaller top, thus a triangle shape, shows rapid population growth, while a more rectangular shape shows a more stable population.) [8] Many countries have differently-shaped population pyramids, due to the factors discussed above, mainly historically different birth and death rates, and in some cases forced ...

  6. Demographic statistics - Wikipedia

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    Demographic statistics are measures of the characteristics of, or changes to, a population. Records of births, deaths, marriages, immigration and emigration and a regular census of population provide information that is key to making sound decisions about national policy. [1] [2] A useful summary of such data is the population pyramid. It ...

  7. File:Population pyramid by race.pdf - Wikipedia

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    It is recommended to name the SVG file “Population pyramid by race.svg”—then the template Vector version available (or Vva) does not need the new image name parameter. Summary Description Population pyramid by race.pdf

  8. Ageing of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Population pyramid of the United Kingdom up to projections in 2100 from the UN. The population of the United Kingdom is getting increasingly older, due to longer life expectancy and a sub-replacement fertility rate for little under 50 years. The society is expected to change as a result culturally and economically.

  9. Population structure - Wikipedia

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    Population structure may refer to many aspectsof population ecology: Population structure (genetics) , also called population stratification Population pyramid