Question

What are the main characteristics of the age pyramids of developed countries?

Answer 1

Age Pyramids: Graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population which gives the shape of pyramid when the population is growing.

Main characteristics of age pyramid of developed country are

i) Long life span

ii) Low infant mortality rate

iii) Low poverty

iv) Total fertility rate at or below replacement rate

v) High income

vi) High medical care

vii) Birth rate is almost equals or is lessthan death rate i.e stable to declining population

viii) Aeging population

ix) Third industrial revolution

x) Urban civilization

xi) Higher levels of productivity