Question
What is the shape type this
pyramid? A Christmas tree, box
or cup (from Population
Pyramid slideshow)
What does the shape say about
the distribution of the
population?
Which age group has the
highest percentage of the
population?
Which age group has the
lowest percentage of the
population?
Are there any usual/interesting
anomalies in the pyramid?
1970
This diagram is slightly more of
a Christmas Tree, although it
can be considered a box.
It means that there is a slightly
higher birth rate than death
rate, meaning a population
increase over time.
The largest group is the 20-24
range, followed closely by 0-9
range.
The lowest percentage is the
80+ range.
The most interesting part of the
pyramid is how the biggest
portion is the 20-24 range,
suggesting a slight boom in
birth rates around that
generation.
2018
This pyramid is more of a box
shape, with similar rates along
the entirety of it, until the top
portion.
This states that the birth and
death rate have been relatively
constant along most of the
generations born.
The largest age group is 50-54,
suggesting that birth rates
slightly decreased after this
generation, and remained at
that lower level.
The lowest percentage is the
100+ range, at
0%.
Nothing very unusual, just that
there is such a low birth rate in
later years, although this is
consistent considering that
Denmark is a richer, Western
country.