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Question
On the basis of the demographic data of a country given below, construct an age pyramid and explain whether the population is stable, declining or growing.
| Age group | No. of individuals |
| Pre-reproductive | 20,000 |
| Reproductive | 15,000 |
| Post-reproductive | 10,000 |
Solution
In the given data, the number of pre-reproductive individuals is very large, the number of reproductive individuals is moderate, while post-reproductive individuals are fewer. This type of age pyramid shows that the population is "growing". The rate of growth depends on the size of the pre-reproductive population. This type of population growth is observed in developing countries like India, Bangladesh.
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