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 pie charts divide the population of

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and Italy in 2000 into three age groups and make predictions for 2050.

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, the inhabitants of

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were younger than those of Italy in 2000, and

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trend will continue in 2050. The number of

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elderly will be rising in both countries as well. People aged 0-14 years accounted for half of the population of

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in 2000,

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group made up 14.3% of Italy's inhabitants.

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number will have decreased to one-tenth by 2050, around three times lower than the percentage of 0-14-year-olds in

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(37.0%). In 2000, 46.3% of

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's population was in the group of 15-59 years of age, estimated to increase to 57.3% by 2050. In Italy, the initial figures in 2000 were higher (61.6%), but they will drop to 46.2% in 2050. Regarding 60+ -year-olds, the difference in numbers is insignificant in

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, where they made up the smallest part of the inhabitants in 2000 (3.6%) and will grow by just about 2% by the middle of the 2000s.

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, senior citizens in Italy will almost double their count from 2000, which comprised about a quarter.