World Population Day 2018

Written by: The DHS Program

11 Jul, 2018

It’s that time of the year again, and we’re back with another World Population Day #PopPyramid Quiz! Population pyramids are great ways to visualize a country’s distribution of various age groups in a population by sex.

We also created an infographic with population pyramids from recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Scroll down below the quiz to use the infographic as a guide!

So if you think you’re ready to take on the 2018 #PopPyramid Quiz? Get started below!

Click here to open the quiz in a new window

Let us know how you did the comments below, and don’t forget to share the quiz to give others a chance to test their knowledge on population pyramids!

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  • The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program has collected, analyzed, and disseminated accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than 400 surveys in over 90 countries. The DHS Program is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Contributions from other donors, as well as funds from participating countries, also support surveys. The project is implemented by ICF.

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