Population Pyramid

Every bar is a five-year age group: women on the left, men on the right. Press play and watch the shape tip over as families get smaller and people live longer.

building model…
1950YEAR

Age pyramid

women men
approximate example figures

 dashed line = median age

show the numbers
Age groups for the selected year. Counts are in millions of people.
agewomen mmen mtotal mshare