Understanding Population Pyramids

In a Metropolitan Area

Day 1Reading and Constructing Population

Pyramids

Population Pyramids

10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10

0-4 yrs.

5-9 yrs.

10-14 yrs.

15-19 yrs.

20-24 yrs

25-29 yrs

30-34 yrs.

35-39 yrs.

40-44 yrs.

45-49 yrs.

50-54 yrs.

55-59 yrs.

60-64 yrs.

65-69 yrs.

70-74 yrs.

75-79 yrs.

80+ yrs.

AGE

PERCENT

Males(%)Females(%)

Italy, 2000

1

2

34

5

Analysis of the Italy’s Pyramid

•1. Decline in Birth Rate

•2. Baby Boom

•3. Low Death Rate with increasing number of elderly.

•4. More women due to: a. longer life expectancy and World Wars (I and II)

•5. More 75-79 yrs than 0-4 yrs. Signs of a future worker shortage and an overall declining population.

10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10

0-4 yrs.

5-9 yrs.

10-14 yrs.

15-19 yrs.

20-24 yrs

25-29 yrs

30-34 yrs.

35-39 yrs.

40-44 yrs.

45-49 yrs.

50-54 yrs.

55-59 yrs.

60-64 yrs.

65-69 yrs.

70-74 yrs.

75-79 yrs.

80+ yrs.

AGE

PERCENT

Males(%)Females(%)

Italy, 2000

10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10

0-4 yrs.

5-9 yrs.

10-14 yrs.

15-19 yrs.

20-24 yrs

25-29 yrs

30-34 yrs.

35-39 yrs.

40-44 yrs.

45-49 yrs.

50-54 yrs.

55-59 yrs.

60-64 yrs.

65-69 yrs.

70-74 yrs.

75-79 yrs.

80+ yrs.

AGE

PERCENT

Males(%)Females(%)

Italy, 2025

10 8 6 4 2 0 2 4 6 8 10

0-4 yrs.

5-9 yrs.

10-14 yrs.

15-19 yrs.

20-24 yrs

25-29 yrs

30-34 yrs.

35-39 yrs.

40-44 yrs.

45-49 yrs.

50-54 yrs.

55-59 yrs.

60-64 yrs.

65-69 yrs.

70-74 yrs.

75-79 yrs.

80+ yrs.

AGE

PERCENT

Males(%)Females(%)

Italy, 2050

How is this population pyramid different from Italy’s?

Answers

•1. B

•2. A

•3. E

•4. C

•5. G

•6. H

•7. F

•8. D

Day 2Finding Age-Sex Statistics and Constructing

Population Pyramids in Microsoft Excel

Directions for finding

Age and Sex Statistics

go to: www.census.gov

Go to www.census.gov and click on “American FactFinder”

Click on “PEOPLE” and select “Age and Sex”

Type in the name of the location andclick “GO.”

Type in the name of the location andclick “GO.”

Click on “2000”Click on “2000”

Click on “Age Groups and Sex”

Click on “Age Groups and Sex”

Use the statistics for the columns:

Male and Female

Use the statistics for the columns:

Male and FemaleUse the

Total Population

Use the Total

Population

Age and Sex Statistics for Countries

Around the Worldgo to: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html

Select your countrySelect your country

Click “Submit”Click “Submit”

Scroll down to find the list of data and click

on “Extract data from IDB

Online Aggregation”

Scroll down to find the list of data and click

on “Extract data from IDB

Online Aggregation”

Country’s Total

Population

Country’s Total

Population

Statistics for Males and Females

Statistics for Males and Females

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Directions for Constructing

Population Pyramids in

Microsoft Excel go to: www.prb.org

Population Pyramids in Excel

Download the Pyramids (Excel)

Print out this Direction Page

Download the Pyramids (Excel)

Print out this Direction Page

Type in the statistics from

the Census Bureaufor Males and

Females

Type in the statistics from

the Census Bureaufor Males and

Females

Type in thetotal population

Type in thetotal population

Open up a Microsoft Excel Workbook

and fill in the following…

Click in B2 and type in the

formula

Click in B2 and type in the

formula

Move the mouse to the bottom right corner of B2 and

when the box appears drag the box

down to B19

Move the mouse to the bottom right corner of B2 and

when the box appears drag the box

down to B19

***The statistics for Males will all be negative numbers.

Click in C2 and type in the

formula

Click in C2 and type in the

formula

Move the mouse to the bottom right corner of C2 and

when the box appears drag the box

down to C19

Move the mouse to the bottom right corner of C2 and

when the box appears drag the box

down to C19

Highlight

Highlight

Go to Insert and select “Chart...”

Go to Insert and select “Chart...”

Click on: “Custom Types” “User-defined”

“Population Pyramid”“Finish”

Click on: “Custom Types” “User-defined”

“Population Pyramid”“Finish”

Type in the location for

the population pyramid.

Type in the location for

the population pyramid.

Click on PDFSelect Save as PDF

Click on PDFSelect Save as PDF

Day 3Researching a Population Pyramid Zip Code and Creating a PowerPoint Analyzing the Zip Code

Answers

•1. E

•2. D

•3. B

•4. A

•5. F

•6. C

city-data.com

Germantown, Tennessee

city-data.comGermantown, TN

city-data.comComparing Median Household

Income in Germantown, Bartlett, and Memphis

Screen Shot Directions

•Full Screen PDF:

•Hold down: Shift + Apple + 3.

•Select a specific part of the screen:

•Hold down: Shift + Apple + 4.

Yahoo or Google Maps

Find the location your wish to take a screen shot in Yahoo or Google maps.

The screen shot will be saved as Picture1.pdf on the desktop.

When you are ready to insert the pdf into your PowerPoint, drag the pdf from the desktop to your powerpoint document.

Screen Shot for Houston High School

Analysis and Evaluation• With the population pyramids displayed on

the wall discuss the differences between the population pyramids in different areas of the county.

• Why are there differences?

• Where in the county is it wealthy? Poor?

• Where in the county is the population the youngest? Oldest?

• How do the suburbs differ from the inner city?