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.