population pyramid

noun Sociology.

a graph showing the distribution of a population by sex, age, etc.

Origin of population pyramid

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby population pyramid

population explosion, population genetics, population inversion, population parameter, population pressure, population pyramid, populism, populist, populist party, populist shop steward, populous

British Dictionary definitions for population pyramid

population pyramid

noun

a pyramid-shaped diagram illustrating the age distribution of a population: the youngest are represented by a rectangle at the base, the oldest by one at the apex