In developing countries the population pyramid has a

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The correct answer is Wide base and narrow top.

Key Points

A wide base and narrow top mean more young population and less old population.
It suggests high fertility and death rate.
Many developing countries have such type of population pyramid.

population pyramid

Important Points

A population pyramid is also called an age-gender-pyramid.
In developing countries, the population pyramid has a wide base and narrow top.
A population pyramid is the graphical representation of the distribution of various age groups in a population such that the representation may take the form of a pyramid.
On the left side of the pyramid males are shown and on the right females are shown.
Different types of population pyramids are - the Expanding pyramid, Stationary pyramid, and Contracting pyramid.
Most of the developed countries have a population pyramid of rectangular shape.