AGE STRUCTURE DIAGRAMS
The shape tells us if the population will experience rapid, slow, zero, or negative growth (like Germany in notes.)
Directions for calculating each cohort’s percentage:
Take the number of individuals for each gender and
divided by the total population (both males and
females).
9,831/282,338= .035
.035 x 100% = 3.5%
49%
When added together, all males should total the % of
males in the total population, in this case 49%. All
females will total 51%.