Why are Population Pyramids Important
Population Pyramids
Population pyramids represent a stable population that will not change significantly barring any sudden changes to fertility or mortality rates.
Population Pyramid Detectives
Nigeria
Youthful Population
Nigeria’s dependency load is 5.0% because there isn't much room to work and there’s more young than elderly.
Nigeria has a birth rate of 16.3% thats because Nigerian women get married at about the age of 15, this means that a women can have children until she is about the age of 45.
Nigeria has a very low life expectancy with some not even passing 80-84
Japan
Aged Population
Japan’s dependency load is 205.3% which is sensible because Japan is one of the countries that make a many variety of products.
The fact that Japan has a low birth rate of 3.7% is In Japan, the reluctance to marry or have children has most likely arisen, at least in part, from shrinking employment opportunities for young men.
Japan has a high life expectancy with a lot passing 90-94
Canada
Aging Population
Canada’s dependency load is 194.3% which sort of explains because there's usually more elder than young in Canada.
Canada’s birth rate is 5.3% this is considered low because there has been a slow decline of women having children and that has all but stopped amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Canada has a somewhat low life expectancy with some rarely passing 90-94