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 chart compares three different age groups of people in Yemen and Italy for the years 2000 and 2050 respectively.
Overall
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, the majority of the people in Yemen are middle-aged
while
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in Italy it is mostly seniors. It can be seen that the majority of people occupying Yemen are younger than Italy. In 2000, around 50% of the population were teenagers
whereas
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approximately 46 % were aged 15-59, and less than 4% were seniors. In the next 50 years, it is predicted that there will be an increase of approximately 10% for the middle age group and teenagers will decline.
In contrast
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, Italy will experience a more dramatic change in its population's age groups. There will be an increase of almost 20% for seniors, yet ages 15-59 will drop from 61% to 46%.
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, the least percentage of the population occupying Italy is teens for the years 2000 and 2050 with less than 15% and 12% respectively.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "approximately" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the fourth 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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