Demographic Transition Model

Stage 1
Name of Stage: Birth rate high or low? Death rate high or low? Population Growth: Life Expectancy:

Stage 2 Early Expanding High Decreasing High Increasing Improvements in food supply, improvements in medical care and sanitation

Stage 3 Late Expanding Falling Low Slows Increasing Family planning, increased standard of living, changing status of women

Stage 4 Low Stationary Low Low Very Low High Excellent standard of living, universal access to health care, women in labour force

Stage 5 Declining Very Low Low Negative High Negative population growth, fewer births than deaths post-industrial society

Primitive High High Stagnant Low Need for workers in agriculture, lack of clean water/sanitation, religious beliefs

Description of the transition: This transition occurs as a result of

Countries currently at this stage:

None

Bolivia

Malaysia

Sweden

France

Expansive
What do the population pyramids look like in Stages 1-4 of the Demographic Transition Model?

Expansive

Stationary

Stationary

Constrictive