Figure 5.21: Population pyramids for Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Note that the pyramid for Russia is at a different scale (millions) than the other three pyramids (thousands) because of Russia’s larger total population. This difference does not significantly affect the pyramid’s shape.

[Sources consulted: “Population Pyramids of Russia,” “Population Pyramids of Belarus,” “Population Pyramids of Kyrgyzstan,” and “Population Pyramids of Kazakhstan,” International Data Base, U.S. Census Bureau, 2012, at http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/informationGateway.php]