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Age Structures in Mexico and Sweden Age structure refers to the percentage of the population in different age (1)______Mexico’s age structure is quite different from Sweden’s in (1)______ that the former is like a (2)______with a wider base. In Sweden, the age (2)______ structure is shaped like a rectangle, which results from a(n) (3)______ (3)______ birth rate and low death rate in early and middle age. In Mexico, the population is expanding rapidly. In Sweden, the population is stable in size with a(n) (4)______distribution. (4)______ The Effects of Different Age Structures: --Age structures affects population growth: a) A country with a larger percentage of people at the bottom of the pyramid will have a (5)______population growth rate. (5)______ b) a larger proportion of women of (6)______age results in a faster (6)______ population growth. --Age structure affects (7)______: (7)______ 1) a larger percentage of people of (8)______age means more wealth (8)______ and higher standard of living. 2) a larger proportion of children is responsible for more expenditure on (9)______to achieve the same standards. (9)______ 3) the (10)______rate is likely to be higher for jobs will have to be (10)______ found for a larger number of graduates.