r2d3(data = read.csv("population.csv"), d3_version = 3, options = list(year = 2000), script = "population.js")

population.js

// !preview r2d3 data = read.csv("population.csv"), d3_version = 3, options = list(year = 2000)

// Based on: https://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/4062085

var margin = {top: 0, right: width / 24, bottom: height / 30, left: 0},
    width = width - margin.left - margin.right,
    height = height - margin.top - margin.bottom,
    barWidth = Math.floor(width / 19) - 1;

var x = d3.scale.linear()
    .range([barWidth / 2, width - barWidth / 2]);

var y = d3.scale.linear()
    .range([height, 0]);

var yAxis = d3.svg.axis()
    .scale(y)
    .orient("right")
    .tickSize(-width)
    .tickFormat(function(d) { return Math.round(d / 1e6) + "M"; });

// An SVG element with a bottom-right origin.
svg
  .attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
  .attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
  .style("font-size", Math.min(width, height) / 60)
  .append("g")
    .attr("transform", "translate(" + margin.left + "," + margin.top + ")");

// A sliding container to hold the bars by birthyear.
var birthyears = svg.append("g")
    .attr("class", "birthyears");

// A label for the current year.
var title = svg.append("text")
    .attr("class", "title")
    .attr("dy", "1em")
    .attr("font-size", Math.min(width, height) / 6)
    .text(options.year);

r2d3.onRender(function(data, svg, w, h, options) {

  // Convert strings to numbers.
  data.forEach(function(d) {
    d.people = +d.people;
    d.year = +d.year;
    d.age = +d.age;
  });

  // Compute the extent of the data set in age and years.
  var age1 = d3.max(data, function(d) { return d.age; }),
      year0 = d3.min(data, function(d) { return d.year; }),
      year1 = d3.max(data, function(d) { return d.year; }),
      year = year1;

  // Update the scale domains.
  x.domain([year1 - age1, year1]);
  y.domain([0, d3.max(data, function(d) { return d.people; })]);

  // Produce a map from year and birthyear to [male, female].
  data = d3.nest()
      .key(function(d) { return d.year; })
      .key(function(d) { return d.year - d.age; })
      .rollup(function(v) { return v.map(function(d) { return d.people; }); })
      .map(data);

  // Add an axis to show the population values.
  svg.append("g")
      .attr("class", "y axis")
      .attr("transform", "translate(" + width + ",0)")
      .call(yAxis)
    .selectAll("g")
    .filter(function(value) { return !value; })
      .classed("zero", true);

  // Add labeled rects for each birthyear (so that no enter or exit is required).
  var birthyear = birthyears.selectAll(".birthyear")
      .data(d3.range(year0 - age1, year1 + 1, 5))
    .enter().append("g")
      .attr("class", "birthyear")
      .attr("transform", function(birthyear) { return "translate(" + x(birthyear) + ",0)"; });

  birthyear.selectAll("rect")
      .data(function(birthyear) { return data[year][birthyear] || [0, 0]; })
    .enter().append("rect")
      .attr("x", -barWidth / 2)
      .attr("width", barWidth)
      .attr("y", y)
      .attr("height", function(value) { return height - y(value); });

  // Add labels to show birthyear.
  birthyear.append("text")
      .attr("y", height - 4)
      .text(function(birthyear) { return birthyear; });

  // Add labels to show age (separate; not animated).
  svg.selectAll(".age")
      .data(d3.range(0, age1 + 1, 5))
    .enter().append("text")
      .attr("class", "age")
      .attr("x", function(age) { return x(year - age); })
      .attr("y", height + 4)
      .attr("dy", ".71em")
      .text(function(age) { return age; });

  // Allow the arrow keys to change the displayed year.
  window.focus();
  d3.select(window).on("keydown", function() {
    switch (d3.event.keyCode) {
      case 37: year = Math.max(year0, year - 10); break;
      case 39: year = Math.min(year1, year + 10); break;
    }
    update();
  });

  function update() {
    if (!(year in data)) return;
    title.text(year);

    birthyears.transition()
        .duration(750)
        .attr("transform", "translate(" + (x(year1) - x(year)) + ",0)");

    birthyear.selectAll("rect")
        .data(function(birthyear) { return data[year][birthyear] || [0, 0]; })
      .transition()
        .duration(750)
        .attr("y", y)
        .attr("height", function(value) { return height - y(value); });
  }
});

population.css

svg {
  font: sans-serif;
}

.y.axis path {
  display: none;
}

.y.axis line {
  stroke: #fff;
  stroke-opacity: .2;
  shape-rendering: crispEdges;
}

.y.axis .zero line {
  stroke: #000;
  stroke-opacity: 1;
}

.title {
  font: Helvetica Neue;
  fill: #666;
}

.birthyear,
.age {
  text-anchor: middle;
}

.birthyear {
  fill: #fff;
}

rect {
  fill-opacity: .6;
  fill: #e377c2;
}

rect:first-child {
  fill: #1f77b4;
}