Oscar Schmidt 1

World Info
Current World Population: 7,299,923,878 (and rising)
Top 10 Most Populous Countries:
1) China: 1,361,512,535
2) India: 1,251,695,584
3) United States: 321,368,864
4) Indonesia: 255,993,674
5) Brazil: 204,259,812
6) Pakistan: 199,085,847
7) Nigeria: 181,562,056
8) Bangladesh: 168,957,745
9) Russia: 146,267,288
10) Japan: 126,919,659
Growth Rate: 1.2% (2005)

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Stages of Demographic Transition
Pre-Industrial: Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) is characterized by a low
population growth rate due to a high birth rate and a high death rate.
Country: N/A (Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition Model is considered the pre-industrial
stage, or pre-transition, and today no countries are classified within Stage 1)

Industrialization: This stage leads to a fall in death rates and an increase in population
Country: Laos, Asia
Population: 6.9 Million

Population Density: 29.9 people per square km

Total Fertility Rate: 2.8 children per woman
Crude Birth Rate: 26.8 per 1000
Crude Death Rate: 6.7 per 1000
GDP per capita: 1660.71 USD

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Industrialized: Stage Three moves the population towards stability through a decline in the birth
rate
Country: Costa Rica, North America
Population: 4.8 Million

Population Density: 94.3 people per square km

Total Fertility Rate: 1.9 children per woman
Crude Birth Rate: 15.1 per 1000
Crude Death Rate: 4.4 per 1000
GDP per capita: 10,184.61 USD

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Post-Industrialized: This occurs where birth and death rates are both low, leading to a total
population which is high and stable
Country: New Zealand, Oceania/Australia
Population: 4.4 Million

Population Density: 16.6 people per square km

Total Fertility Rate: 2 children per woman
Crude Birth Rate: 13 per 1000
Crude Death Rate: 7 per 1000
GDP per capita: 41,555.83 USD

Over half of the top ten most populous countries are located in Asia. They are also for the most
part developed countries. With each stage progression the pyramid becomes less like a pyramid
and more like a tower. I searched the stages of developmental progression and chose one of the
examples given for each one. GDP per capita is the amount of money a country has to spend per
person. The countries in the lower stages of development seem to have a low GDP.