Figure 4.21: Population pyramids for Germany, Sweden, and the EU in 2012. These population pyramids have quite different shapes, but all exhibit a narrow base, indicating low birth rates. The EU pyramid (C) is at a different scale due to the much larger population.

[Sources consulted: “Population Pyramid of Germany,” “Population Pyramid of Sweden,” and “Population Pyramid of the European Union,” International Data Base, U.S. Census Bureau, 2012, at http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/informationGateway.php]