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Click Here to See the Charts https://ieltswritingpodcast.libsyn.com/96-sample-essay-age-distributions-for-yemen-and-italy Cambridge IELTS 11 Test 2 Writing Task 1 Sample Essay   The charts display age distributions for Yemen and Italy in 2000 and predictions for 2050.   Overall, while both countries' populations are forecast to age, that of Yemen will continue to be younger than that of Italy.   About half of Yemen's population was under the age of 14; however, this proportion is projected to decline significantly to 37.0 percent. The proportion of those aged 15-59, in comparison, is anticipated to increase roughly 10 percentage points to just over 57 percent in 2050, making this age bracket the largest that year.  The proportion of those over 60 is also forecast to climb, to 5.7 percent.   Moving on to Italy, around a quarter of its population was already in the highest age bracket, and this figure is projected to rise dramatically to 42.3 percent. Those in the lowest age group, by contrast, only accounted for a small proportion of Italy’s population, at 14.3 percent; this number is estimated to drop even further, to only 11.5 percent. The proportion of 15- to 59-year-olds is also expected to experience a fall, from 61.6 to 46.2 percent.(184 words)