Question

Explain the degree to which the shape of the population (or age-sex) graph for countries like Japan and regions such as Western Europe can be described as a pyramid. NOTE: This question CANNOT be answered in one sentence. **USE COMPLETE SENTENCES, & INCORPORATE THE QUESTION INTO YOUR ANSWER.** *

Answer 1

The shape of the population or age-gender graph for countries like Japan and regions such as Western Europe can generally not be described as a pyramid.

In Japan and Western Europe, the population age-gender graph is not pyramid-shaped but rather displays a more rectangular or even an inverted pyramid shape. This is indicative of an aging population and a declining birth rate.

In such societies, the base of the pyramid represents the younger population and is narrower compared to the upper age groups. This reflects a smaller proportion of children and young adults in the population.

But there is a significant bulge in the middle and older age groups which signifies a higher proportion of elderly individuals. This demographic pattern is a result of various factors including lower fertility rates, increased life expectancy and reduced immigration in some cases.

Answer 2

Population pyramid is called the distribution of inhabitants of a country based on their age; Given that in most cases, children and young people outnumber the elderly and the elderly, this distribution is plotted in the form of a pyramid, with a wide base and a narrow tip.

Now, there are certain cases in which this pyramid does not occur, but rather it is about graphs that tend to be rectangular. This is the case of the nations of Western Europe and Japan, where there is a very low birth rate, that is, where few children are born per couple; and where life expectancy is very high, causing the elderly to live longer and increase their percentage with respect to the total population of the country.