Examples of Countries with a Regressive and Progressive Pyramid

The progressive pyramid and the regressive pyramid are types of population pyramids that graphically indicate the age and sex of the population of a country at a certain time.

The pyramids are built on the basis of two indices: the birth rate and the death rate, and refer to the type of economy, social and cultural level that a country has.

To build a pyramid, the data, which are usually obtained from population censuses, and are reflected in bars arranged horizontally that symbolize the number of people for each age range (children in the base and adults in the tip). Data for the female population are plotted on the right side of the axis and the male population on the left.

Types of population pyramids

Examples of countries with a progressive pyramid

1. Bolivia
2. Angola
3. Botswana
4. Algeria
5. Ethiopia
6. Cameroon
7. Nigeria
8. Niger
9. Togo
10. Samoa

Examples of countries with a stationary pyramid

1. Uruguay
2. Peru
3. Brazil
4. Mexico
5. Argentina
6. South Africa
7. India
8. Thailand
9. Colombia
10. Sri Lanka

Examples of countries with a regressive pyramid

1. Spain
2. New Zealand
3. Denmark
4. Ireland
5. Australia
6. Hong Kong
7. Taiwan
8. Italy
9. Germany
10. USA