age distribution
Generational population spread
Age distribution is the breakdown of a population by age, typically shown as ranges or cohorts: The age distribution of the workforce is shifting toward older employees.
Demographers, marketers, and policymakers use age distribution to understand trends in fertility, mortality, consumer behavior, and social services demand.
Chart of age distribution
- censusOfficial population count
- cohortsGroups of accomplices
- age groupsCohorts defined by birth years
- baby boomers1946-1964 birth cohort
millennials · seniors · youth · adults · elderly · infants · toddlers · teens
Frequency distribution graph
- median agePopulation's central age value
- population pyramidChart of age distribution
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
- quartileData division into fourths
Public financial protection programs
- pension reformChanging retirement payment systems
- retirement ageStandard work-ending milestone
- healthcare allocationDistribution of medical resources
- elderly careSupport for aged individuals
childcare funding · education funding · immigration policy · actuarial tables · benefit eligibility · entitlement programs · mandatory retirement · youth employment
population pyramid
Chart of age distribution
- censusOfficial population count
- cohortsGroups of accomplices
- age groupsCohorts defined by birth years
baby boomers · millennials · seniors · youth · adults · elderly · infants · toddlers · teens · working-age
histogram
Frequency distribution graph
- median agePopulation's central age value
- population pyramidChart of age distribution
- percentileStatistical ranking threshold
social security
Public financial protection programs
- pension reformChanging retirement payment systems
- retirement ageStandard work-ending milestone
- healthcare allocationDistribution of medical resources
elderly care · childcare funding · education funding · immigration policy · actuarial tables · benefit eligibility · entitlement programs · mandatory retirement · youth employment
target demographics
Specific consumer groups sought
- market segmentationSplitting audiences by shared traits
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, population, gender ratio, ethnic groups
- populationspatients, inpatients, outpatients, elderly patients, stroke patients
- population termsbillion, million, thousand, hundred, census
- demographybirth rate, death rate, demographics, fertility rate, population growth
- Canadian demographicspopulation, immigrants, First Nations, Inuit, Metis
- civic datacensus figures, demographics, population, crime rates, crime statistics