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How can a population pyramid help demographers predict changes in a population over time?

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If the pyramid has a wide base and actually resembles a pyramid, the reproductive population is producing a lot of children, which in time will increase the growth rate in time. If it is column-shaped represents stable growth. However, if the pyramid is inverted it show that reproductive-age residents are not having children which will NOT be good for the population.
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