{"id":51657,"date":"2026-10-30T14:05:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T14:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=51657"},"modified":"2026-10-30T14:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T14:05:35","slug":"demographic-transition-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/demographic-transition-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Demographic Transition Model"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ae6938ce5bc7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ae6938ce5bc7\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/demographic-transition-model\/#Demographic_Transition_Model\" >Demographic Transition Model\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/demographic-transition-model\/#Background_Nature_of_the_Model\" >Background &amp; Nature of the Model\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/demographic-transition-model\/#OriginAttribution\" >Origin\/Attribution\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/demographic-transition-model\/#The_Three_Stages_Classi%EF%AC%81cation_%E2%86%92_Stages\" >The Three Stages (Classi\ufb01cation \u2192 Stages)\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/demographic-transition-model\/#1_Stage_1_%E2%80%94_Incipient_Growth_Stage\" >1. Stage 1 \u2014 Incipient Growth Stage\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/demographic-transition-model\/#2_Stage_2_%E2%80%94_Expanding_Growth_Stage\" >2. Stage 2 \u2014 Expanding Growth Stage\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/demographic-transition-model\/#3_Stage_3_%E2%80%94_Stabilisation_Stage\" >3. Stage 3 \u2014 Stabilisation Stage\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/demographic-transition-model\/#Examples_Implications\" >Examples &amp; Implications\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/demographic-transition-model\/#PYQs\" >PYQs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/demographic-transition-model\/#In_case_you_still_have_doubts_contact_us_on_9773890604\" >In case you still have doubts, contact us on 9773890604<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1 aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Demographic_Transition_Model\"><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Demographic Transition Model<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559738&quot;:160,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\r\n<h3 aria-level=\"5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Background_Nature_of_the_Model\"><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Background &amp; Nature of the Model<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559738&quot;:431,&quot;335559739&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Demographic Transition Model (DTM) is a modern, data-driven model of population change developed during the mid-20th century (1940s\u20131960s).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559737&quot;:1871,&quot;335559738&quot;:286,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:280,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2160],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Unlike ideological accounts (Malthus, Marx) which are normative or philosophically driven, the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">DTM is empirical<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, based on the demographic histories of many countries and expressed with graphical\/mathematical techniques.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559737&quot;:2268,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2160],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is often called the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">modern theory of population <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">because it explains how birth and death rates change over time as societies develop.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559737&quot;:1969,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2160],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 aria-level=\"5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OriginAttribution\"><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Origin\/Attribution<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559738&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The model was developed from the work of several scholars: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Notestein and Thomson<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. They classi\ufb01ed countries by demographic characteristics and interpreted those categories as <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">stages of transition <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">rather than permanently different types of countries.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559737&quot;:1816,&quot;335559738&quot;:286,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2160],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Three_Stages_Classi%EF%AC%81cation_%E2%86%92_Stages\"><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Three Stages (Classi\ufb01cation <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2192 S<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">tages)<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Notestein &amp; Thomson <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">identi\ufb01ed three groups of countries which they later framed as three stages of demographic transition:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:1442,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:1442,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\"> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51658 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-30-at-7.21.57-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"649\" height=\"360\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Stage_1_%E2%80%94_Incipient_Growth_Stage\"><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559737&quot;:1442,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">1. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stage 1 \u2014 Incipient Growth Stage<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2159,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:359,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2159],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cb&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Characteristic rates: high birth rate + high death rate <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2192 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">net population growth is low (population roughly stationary).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559737&quot;:1788,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2880],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cb&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Typical of pre-transition societies with limited development and high mortality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559737&quot;:1948,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2880],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Stage_2_%E2%80%94_Expanding_Growth_Stage\"><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:50}\">2. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stage 2 \u2014 Expanding Growth Stage<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2159,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:359,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2159],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cb&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Characteristic change: death rate falls rapidly (medical, sanitation, nutrition improvements) while birth rate remains high for some time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559737&quot;:1950,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2880],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cb&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Result: a wide gap between birth and death rates <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2192 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">very high population growth (population explosion).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559737&quot;:1603,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2880],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Stage_3_%E2%80%94_Stabilisation_Stage\"><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:50}\">3. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stage 3 \u2014 Stabilisation Stage<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2159,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:359,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2159],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cb&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Characteristic change: birth rate declines (social, economic, cultural changes, family planning), bringing it closer to the low death rate.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559737&quot;:2095,&quot;335559738&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2880],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cb&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Result: population growth slows and approaches stabilisation (low birth &amp; low death rates). Developed countries tend to be in or near this stage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2880,&quot;335559737&quot;:1696,&quot;335559738&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2880],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Examples_Implications\"><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Examples &amp; Implications<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559738&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"0\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Developed countries: low birth &amp; low death, near stabilisation (stage 3).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2159,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:286,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:359,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2159],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Some less developed regions may currently show high birth &amp; high death rates with low present growth but the potential for rapid future growth if death rates decline (lecture applied this reasoning to parts of Africa).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559737&quot;:1760,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:278,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469777462&quot;:[2160],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:2160,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The model treats the three \u201ctypes\u201d not as permanent categories but as phases that societies pass through as they industrialise and develop.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PYQs\"><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">PYQs <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\r\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1. Analyse the role of demographic transition theory in explaining variations in fertility and mortality rates globally. (15 Marks\/2025)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span> <br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2. \u201cThe stages of Demographic Transition are a reflection of uneven development across the globe.\u201d Explain with suitable examples. (15 marks\/2023)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span> <br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3. Write a note on the parameters used to describe the demographic transition in developing countries like India. (2007)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span> <br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4. Write a short note on Demographic transition. (1986)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span> <br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">5. The process of demographic transition is not uniform in India. Examine this statement in the context of demographic transition theory. 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