Power BI: Age Pyramid. 

Create what demographers refer to as an Age Pyramid, in which each bar represents the makeup of the US population as a whole in 5 year cohorts and create an animated Age Pyramid using data from the US Census Bureau.
Part of the Power BI Work Out Wednesday Challenges, reference below.

 



Data Source:

The US Census Bureau’s 2017 projections representing the years 2015 – 2060. Connect to this excel file .

*source: US Census Bureau

Challenge Requirements

  • Transform the data so that you have four columns in your data table
    • Year
    • Population
    • Sex
    • Age 
  • If you would rather start with a Power BI desktop that includes the modeled data, click here
  • Create a measure to calculate the percent of population
  • Add two custom visuals to the report:
    • Tornado Chart
    • Play Axis (dynamic slicer)
  • Add a tornado chart including the fields Age, Sex, and % of Population 
  • Adjust the size of the canvas to fit your age pyramid
  • Add the Year to the Play Axis visual and set the animation settings to auto-start and loop
  • Add a card visual to display the year
  • Ensure that your data labels are clear and remove extraneous text
  • Get creative with your design!

Reference: https://www.workout-wednesday.com/2021/04/27/pbi-2021-w17/

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