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The population pyramid is a graphic tool that represents the structure of a population by age and sex. It shows demographic phenomena such as birth rate, mortality, and migration. There are different types of pyramids that indicate population growth or aging. Analyzing pyramids allows for the comparison of demographic behavior between places and reconstructing the demographic history of a location.
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The population pyramid is a graphic tool that represents the structure of a population by age and sex. It shows demographic phenomena such as birth rate, mortality, and migration. There are different types of pyramids that indicate population growth or aging. Analyzing pyramids allows for the comparison of demographic behavior between places and reconstructing the demographic history of a location.
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POPULATION PYRAMID
As a first step, we must have a clear concept of what it is.
population pyramid, which we can define as one that constructs a
basic element in demography since it can demonstrate through it
the relationship between phenomena and demography and health through the
age. It is important to know that to represent the structure by gender and
edad es de costumbre utilizar la pirámide de población la cual se ilustra
through one or two histograms depending on how many genres are going to be
represent.
On the other hand, it should be noted that the greater the number of age groups
The detail with which the population structure is described will be greater. One
population pyramid encompasses many important information such as
social conflicts and wars, indirect effects of these as phenomena
migratory trends, declines and recoveries in birth rates, economic changes, etc.
It is therefore believed that the shape and evolution of the pyramid depends
directly from the entries and exits to it, that is to say from the births
and deaths during the last century approximately although also
migratory movements can have a great influence.
The population pyramid allows us to easily observe the basic phenomena of
the demographic dynamics such as: birth rate, mortality rate, and migration,
Well, each of them intervenes differently in the changes.
structural aspects of a population.
TYPES OF POPULATION PYRAMID
Stable pyramid: this pyramid model corresponds to populations in the
that birth and mortality rates remain constant over a long period
time period.
Progressive pyramid: in this pyramid model, there is a very broad base.
wide and a very narrow peak. It is typical of populations where both the
Birth rates, like mortality rates, are high and the population is growing at a rapid pace.
Regressive pyramid: in this model, the base of the pyramid is smaller.
than the following steps. The pyramid takes on this shape in populations
whose birth rate has declined in recent years and is low. This phenomenon
generate an aging of the population.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE POPULATION PYRAMID
To build a population pyramid, it is necessary to have the data of
the population of a jurisdiction, broken down by age and sex. This
Information can be obtained from population censuses.
Taking the above into account, we can say that the graph of a pyramid
The population is structured based on a vertical axis and a horizontal one.
At the vertical base of the pyramid, age groups are represented.
general, for the construction of a population pyramid, the following are established
groups with intervals of 5 years, resulting in ranges such as the
following: from 0 to 4 years, from 5 to 9 years, from 10 to 14 years, etc. The ages
smaller ones are located at the bottom of the graph and the larger ones at the top.
The horizontal axis represents the amount of population according to both.
genders: to the left of the axis are the data corresponding to the
men and to the right, the information corresponding to women. The
The horizontal axis can contain absolute or relative values. The advantage of using
of relative values is that it allows comparisons between pyramids.
About this structure and with the population data of a specific place in
at a given moment classified by age and sex, the bars are constructed
horizontal, arranged one on top of the other for each age group and
sex.
The horizontal bars, then, indicate the amount or percentage of
population by age group. To construct them, it is necessary to establish that
the amount of population that corresponds to each age group according to the gender
belong and draw the bar from the vertical axis outward according to the values
of the horizontal axis. In this way, the same process is followed for each age group, and for
both sexes, until the age series is complete and thus finish the pyramid.
To build the pyramid with relative values, it is necessary to calculate
previously the percentage that each age group by sex represents over the
total population.
WHAT IS THE USE OF ANALYZING PYRAMIDS
By analyzing the population pyramids of different places we can
compare their demographic behavior. For example, one can know if the
Mortality and birth rates have changed in recent years.
On the other hand, analyzing several pyramids from the same place
corresponding to different historical moments, can reconstruct their
demographic history, observing the evolution of different age groups.
They can analyze, among other things, a migration phenomenon relating to the
pyramids corresponding to the place from where a group emigrates
population and the place where said population arrives.
IMPORTANCE
Population pyramids are important as they are powerful tools.
that allow for quick identification in population structures the
effects of demographic changes influenced by history and
important social movements.
In the Health Situation Analysis, the population pyramid is an aspect
fundamental within the demographic context, which allows understanding the
dynamics of health effects and provides guidelines for territorial planning,
highlighting the demographic structure as a crucial element in processes
of decision-making.
In conclusion, population pyramids are powerful tools that
They allow for the quick identification of the effects in population structures.
the demographic changes influenced by history and social movements
important. In the Health Situation Analysis, the population pyramid is a
fundamental aspect within the demographic context, which allows understanding the
dynamics of health effects and provides guidelines for territorial planning,
highlighting the demographic structure as a crucial element in the processes
decision making.