What countries are in the demographic transition model?
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Demographic = to do with population Show
The Demographic Transition Model is a simplified way of looking at how population is changing and has changed around the world. It focuses on birth rates, death rates and natural increase.
DefinitionsBirth rate Death rate Natural Increase/Decrease It's a bit like the bathtub below...
 Factors affecting birth rates
Factors affecting death rates
The Demographic Transition Model
Demographic Transition Model by rgamesby Think about it The Demographic Transition Model graphs Birth rate, Death rate and Natural Increase. The word demographic simply means population, and transition relates to change. Therefore this model proposes what should happen to a population over time and how it should CHANGE. If birth rate is greater than death rate the population will increase. If the death rate is greater than birth rate the population will naturally decrease. The greater the difference the greater the rate of Natural Increase. The rate of Natural Increase is much higher in developing countries of the world and many countries in MEDCs are actually experiencing population decline. The demographic transition model is set out in 5 stages and was based on the United Kingdom. These can be seen below:
3) Using the text opposite attempt to complete the table on this word document 4) Could there be a stage 5? What could happen in stage 5? What consequences would that have for governments? 5) Try a BBC bytesize test bite Major patterns and reasons for those patterns are summarised in the table below.
Click here for full screen version Click here for full screen version Watch a videoWhere are most countries in the demographic transition model?The majority of the world is either in Stage 2 or 3, both having higher crude birth rates than crude death rates; therefore, the world's population is over 7 billion today. In summary, the demographic transition model is a model that helps human geographers understand and predict the demographics of individual nations.
What countries are in Stage 3 of the demographic transition model?Countries that are currently in stage three are Mexico, India, Colombia, and South Africa. The population pyramids of these countries are wider in the middle ages and have more of a pear shape.
What countries are in stage 2 of the demographic transition model?Example: poorest developing countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bolivia, sub-Saharan countries such as Niger, Uganda and middle east countries like Yemen, Palestinian Territories are still in stage 2. Birth rate falls due to the availability of contraception.
What countries are in stage 4 of the demographic transition model?Examples of countries in Stage 4 of the Demographic Transition are Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Brazil, most of Europe, Singapore, South Korea, and the U.S.
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