By 
Kim Preshoff
 | 
TED-Ed Original

Population pyramids: Powerful predictors of the future

Population statistics are like crystal balls -- when examined closely they can help predict a country's future (and give important clues about the past). Kim Preshoff explains how using a visual tool called a population pyramid helps policymakers and social scientists make sense of the statistics using three different countries' pyramids as examples.

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