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population pyramid
population pyramid n (Sociology) a pyramid-shaped diagram illustrating the age distribution of a population: the youngest are represented by a rectangle at the base, the oldest by one at the apex population pyramidA diagram showing successive age groups as a pyramid of horizontal bars. Each bar’s length shows the relative size of one age group.Translations
population pyramid
 Fig. 25 Population pyramid. The above example represents the age structure of Scotland in 1976. population pyramid a two-dimensional graph used to display the age and gender structure of a population. See Fig. 25.population pyramid
pop·u·la·tion pyr·a·midgraphic representation of the age and gender composition of a population, constructed by computing the percentage distribution of the population in each age and sex class.FinancialSeepopulation |