The charts below give information on the ages of the populations of Yemen and Italy in 2000 and projections for 2050. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts below give information on the ages of the populations of Yemen and Italy in 2000 and projections for 2050.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The pie charts compare the proportions of Italian and Yemeni citizens in three age groups in 2000 and projections for 2050.
It is clear that
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Yemen had
the
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younger
population
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in the year 2000, and the same is predicted for the year 2050. The populations of both countries are predicted to get older over the
50 year
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period. In 2000 just over half the Yemeni
population
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were under 14, compared to just over 14% of Italians in the same age
group
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. Only a very small percentage of people in Yemen were over 60 at 3.6%,
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to nearly a quarter of the Italian
population
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. The largest
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for Italy was the 15-59-year-olds with just over 60%
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Yemen had 46.3% of its
population
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in
this
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category. Yemen’s average age is set to increase with the proportion of over
60s
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increasing by just over 2% and the middle
group
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rising by 11%, leaving the youngest
group
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with a decrease of nearly 13%. It is envisaged that by 2050 the number of people in Italy over 60 will jump to 42.3%, the percentage of those in the youngest bracket will drop to 11.5% and the share in the middle category will decrease to 46.2%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words population, group with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "compare" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportions" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "just over" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • population distribution
  • age group
  • population pyramid
  • projections
  • young population
  • aging population
  • demographic shift
  • increase in elderly population
  • proportion
  • percentage
  • population dynamics
  • top-heavy
  • balanced age distribution
  • healthcare needs
  • pension provision
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