This document introduces a game to simulate how a population's structure, made up of age groups like young dependents, economically active individuals, and older dependents, can change over time due to natural events like births, deaths, and aging. Players of the game will experience these chance events and see how they affect the population of a hypothetical country.

1. Jelly Baby Population Game

2. All populations have a structure .

3. This structure is made up of a particular combination of groups.

4. A ‘ group ’ can be a particular section of the population, E.g. age group

5. Groups include: Young dependents (0-15 years old)

6. Economically Active ( 15-65 year olds)

7. … and Older dependents (65 and over)

8. Of course, populations change for a number of reasons…

9. People are born…

10. People die….

11. People move in…

12. People move out…

13. … and we all get older every day…

14. How will the population of ‘ your ’ country change in response to a series of ‘ chance ’ events ? Let ’ s play the game…