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Why is the UK's population ageing?

Why is the UK's population ageing?
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  • Why is the UK's population ageing?
  • Duration: 04:58
  • Why is the UK's population ageing? Babies in the UK are living longer and therefore life expectancy is increasing. The UK population is still growing but only slowly. However, by 2021 19% of the UK population will be pensioners. This is due to the baby boom after World War Two. Population pyramids are used to explain this process.
  • Credits: British Pathe/ITN Source, Getty Images
  • Subject:

    Geography

       Topic:

    Population: Factors Affecting Population

  • Keywords: baby boom, structure, demographics, change, MEDC, developed, fertility, family planning, contraception, migration, birth rate, death rate
Ideas for use in class
  • Show this clip to introduce population pyramids, then show students different population pyramids and ask them to explain their shapes. Watch this clip then ask students to annotate images of their/a family to explain how different members will be affected by an ageing population.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 4x3
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