Highcharts Demo

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

by arielkotch

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/exporting.js"></script>

<div id="container" style="min-width: 310px; max-width: 800px; height: 400px; margin: 0 auto"></div>

JavaScript

// Data gathered from http://populationpyramid.net/germany/2015/

// Age categories
var categories = [
    '0-4', '5-9', '10-14', '15-19',
    '20-24', '25-29', '30-34', '35-39', '40-44',
    '45-49', '50-54', '55-59', '60-64', '65-69',
    '70-74', '75-79', '80-84', '85-89', '90-94',
    '95-99', '100 + '
];

var s= {
    chart: {
        type: 'bar'
    },
    title: {
        text: ''
    },
    subtitle: {
        text: 'Source: <a href="http://populationpyramid.net/germany/2018/">Population Pyramids of the World from 1950 to 2100</a>'
    },
    xAxis: [{
        categories: categories,
        reversed: false,
        labels: {
            step: 1
        }
    }, { // mirror axis on right side
        opposite: true,
        reversed: false,
        categories: categories,
        linkedTo: 0,
        labels: {
            step: 1
        }
    }],
    yAxis: {
        title: {
            text: null
        },
        labels: {
            formatter: function () {
                return Math.abs(this.value) + '%';
            }
        }
    },

    plotOptions: {
        series: {
            stacking: 'normal'
        }
    },

    tooltip: {
        formatter: function () {
            return '<b>' + this.series.name + ', age ' + this.point.category + '</b><br/>' +
                'Population: ' + Highcharts.numberFormat(Math.abs(this.point.y), 0);
        }
    },

    series: series
};