Age-Sex Pyramids Over Time and Place
The
male side is colored red and
the
female side
is
colored grey.
Darker
shadings
of red and grey represent developed countries,
which are located within
developing
countries, which are shown
by lighter shadings of red and grey.
How were the developed and the developing countries
different in
1950?
What happened by 1990?
What might happen by 2025?
1950: developing (Third World) countries had a much larger younger population than developed (industrial) countries.
1990: a dramatic increase in the percent of children in the developing countries; and an increase in older people in the developing countries.
2025: the projected increase in the percent of children in the developing countries is even greater; and a very large increase in older people, especially women, in the developing countries.
