Which side of the population pyramid represents male population?

Which side of the population pyramid represents male population?

• A. Right Side
• B. Left Side
• C. Bottom
• D. Top

Answer: (B)

Population pyramids split populations by sex on the left and right sides, with age groups stacked from bottom to top. In this commonly used layout, the left side shows the male population and the right side shows the female population. The bottom represents the youngest age groups (0–4, etc.), and the pyramid narrows or widens as you move upward to show older age groups. So the side that represents male population is the left side. If you ever see a diagram where the sides are reversed, then the labeling would switch accordingly, but in this format the left is male and the right is female.

Population pyramids split populations by sex on the left and right sides, with age groups stacked from bottom to top. In this commonly used layout, the left side shows the male population and the right side shows the female population. The bottom represents the youngest age groups (0–4, etc.), and the pyramid narrows or widens as you move upward to show older age groups. So the side that represents male population is the left side. If you ever see a diagram where the sides are reversed, then the labeling would switch accordingly, but in this format the left is male and the right is female.