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Population pyramid charts
Last updated: Oct 09, 2024
Population pyramid charts
Population pyramid charts (also known as "age-sex pyramids") are commonly used to present and analyze population information based on age and gender.

Creating a simple Population pyramid chart

  1. In the Chart Type section, click the Population pyramid icon.

    The canvas updates to display a Population pyramid chart template.

  2. Select a Y-axis variable from the drop-down list.
  3. Select a Split by variable from the drop-down list.
  4. Click the Save visualization in the project control to save the visualization to the project. You can select to also Create a new asset from the visualization, provide a visualization asset name, description, and chart name.
  5. Click Apply to save the visualization to the project. The new visualization asset is now available under the Assets tab.

Options

Y-axis
Lists variables that are available for the chart's Y-axis.
Split by
Select a categorical variable that creates a table of charts, with a cell for each category in the Split by variable. Like grouping, split by variables essentially add more dimensions to your chart by displaying information for each variable category.
Bin width
The slider controls the size of the interval that is used to split the data into groups.
Show distribution curve
When enabled, the distribution fitting curve is shown on the chart.
Primary title
The chart title.
Subtitle
The chart subtitle, which is placed directly beneath the chart title.
Footnote
The chart footnote, which is placed beneath the chart.
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