Question
The pyramid below represents population structure of a country.
(i) Identify the stage in the demographic transition which the country represented in the pyramid above falls.
(ii) Describe characteristics of the population as represented by the pyramid.
(iii) Explain four problems associated with the population represented by the above population pyramid represented by the above pyramid.
(i) Identify the stage in the demographic transition which the country represented in the pyramid above falls.
(ii) Describe characteristics of the population as represented by the pyramid.
(iii) Explain four problems associated with the population represented by the above population pyramid represented by the above pyramid.
Answer
i) PHASE 4 / stage IV
(ii) Describe the characteristics of the population as represented by the pyramid
- Has small youthful population
- Has large ageing population
- Has low mortality rate
- High dependency ratio of the elderly but low dependency of the youth
- The population has a long life expectancy
- The population has low birth rate.
(iii) Explain four problems associated with the above population pyramid
- There is shortage of labour leading to a lot of spending on the importation of expertise / labour
- Reduce savings and investments - most of the money is held by the ageing population
- Increased dependency ratio reducing savings by the few working population
- Underutilization of resources which slows down economic growth
- Production will be queried towards production of the aged commodities
- Rigidity to new scientific innovations.
(ii) Describe the characteristics of the population as represented by the pyramid
- Has small youthful population
- Has large ageing population
- Has low mortality rate
- High dependency ratio of the elderly but low dependency of the youth
- The population has a long life expectancy
- The population has low birth rate.
(iii) Explain four problems associated with the above population pyramid
- There is shortage of labour leading to a lot of spending on the importation of expertise / labour
- Reduce savings and investments - most of the money is held by the ageing population
- Increased dependency ratio reducing savings by the few working population
- Underutilization of resources which slows down economic growth
- Production will be queried towards production of the aged commodities
- Rigidity to new scientific innovations.
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