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population pyramid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A graphical illustration of the distribution of a population (typically that of a country or region of the world) by age groups and sex; it typically forms the shape of a pyramid when the population is growing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: demographics, demography

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  • Arabic: هَرَم سُكَّانِيّ (haram sukkāniyy) — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Basque: biztanleria-piramide — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Catalan: piràmide de població — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人口金字塔 (rénkǒu jīnzìtǎ) — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Czech: věková pyramida — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Danish: befolkningspyramide — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Dutch: bevolkingspiramide — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Dutch: leeftijdspiramide — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Esperanto: loĝantarpiramido — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Estonian: rahvastikupüramiid — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Finnish: väestöpyramidi — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • French: pyramide des âges — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Galician: pirámide de poboación — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • German: Alterspyramide — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • German: Bevölkerungspyramide — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Greek: πυραμίδα ηλικιών (pyramída ilikión) — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Hebrew: פירמידת גילים — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Hindi: पिरैमिड आरेख (piraimiḍ ārekh) — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Hungarian: korfa — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Indonesian: piramida penduduk — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Italian: piramide delle età — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Japanese: 人口ピラミッド (jinkō piramiddo) — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Kazakh: жас-жыныстық пирамида (jas-jynystyq piramida) — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Korean: 인구 피라미드 (in'gu piramideu) — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Malay: piramid penduduk — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Norwegian: befolkningspyramide — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Persian: هرم جمعیت — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Polish: piramida ludności — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Polish: piramida populacji — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Portuguese: pirâmide etária — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Russian: возрастно-половая пирамида (vozrastno-polovaja piramida) — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Serbo-Croatian: starosna piramida — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Slovene: starostna piramida — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Spanish: pirámide de población — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Swedish: befolkningspyramid — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Thai: พีระมิดประชากร — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Turkish: yaş piramidi — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Ukrainian: віково-статева піраміда (vikovo-stateva piramida) — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex
  • Vietnamese: tháp dân số — graphical illustration of the distribution of a population by age groups and sex