Demographic Transition How Population Geography Dictates a Country’s Economy

What is Demographic Transition? refers to the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre- industrial to an industrialized economic system. (Caldwell, John) Crude Birth Rate (CBR) and Crude Death Rate (CDR) are represented on the model per 1000 births.

Demographic Transition Model

Stage 1 High Stationary Level High Birth Rate - children are needed to work on the farms. -No family planning. High Death Rate - Poor medical knowledge, famine, disease. gola-guide/

Stage 2 Early Expanding Level High Birth Rate - Children still needed to work on the farms. -No family planning. Death Rate Falls Rapidly -Improvements in medical care, water supply, and sanitation. -Fewer children die. -guides.htm&docid=xIqCOFLXmyOORM&imgurl= J4LK6wGEy8nlBg&zoom=1

Stage 3 Late Expanding Level Birth Rate Falling - Improved medical care and diet. - Fewer children needed. Death Rate Falling Slowly - Improvements in medical care, water supply, and sanitation. - Fewer children die. razil.html

Stage 4 Late Stationary Level Low Birth Rate -Family planning, good health, improving status of women. -Later marriages. Low Death Rate - Good health care. - Better food supply. nes/list-drop-zones-united-states.html

Stage 5 Declining Level Very Low Birth Rate - Family planning, good health, improving status of women. - Expensive Low Death Rate - Good health care. - Better food supply.