IGCSE Geography / Rural environments

Reading population pyramids

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 5: Rural environments, specification point 5.S3, 5.2c. Part of the full course.

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A population pyramid shows the percentage of people in each age group, split by sex. Its shape can help you infer birth rates, life expectancy, ageing and migration.

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