DTM – demographic transition model

The demographic transition model shows population change over time. It studies how birth rate and
death rate affect the total population of a country.

Watch the link below and describe each characteristics of each stage in DTM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1_KBTk5FhQ

Stage 1 describes a period prior to the Industrial Revolution in 1750 where a majority of the human
population was. This is a period of constant conflict between human nations, tribes and groups that also
had a lack of access to more advanced forms of medication and vaccines. This sees death rates and birth
rates swing up and down constantly.

Stage 2 describes the period after the 1750’s where more advanced form of medication eliminates more
simply treated diseases like the common cold from being all too deadly. This sees a steady level of birth
rates and rapidly falling death rates.

Stage 3 is best compared to the period during the 1930’s to 50’s and over, which sees a rapid increase of
urbanization that dates back to the Victorian era prior to the First World War which sees a continued
decrease in deaths but now also births caused by factors such as urbanization alongside economic
booms in nations such as the U.S. in the 50’s and 60’s with a mind change too whilst maintaining the
same medicinal development.

Stage 4 sees low to no growth which is common amongst developed and High Income Countries today.
This sees the death rate and birth rate equalize with one another but on a much higher scale than Stage
1 seeing low deaths and low births meaning a steady but now massive population that ages overtime.
This is caused by urbanization and women being given more opportunities to join the workforce and the
such which leads to less of a will to be a housewife and deal with children.

Stage 5 is a stage that most countries have not reached but are reaching slowly such as Japan and Russia
(Although Russia’s reasons are much different than Japans) which sees the death rate be higher than the
birth rate. This can be attributed to factors such as an ageing population meaning less and less people
can or will reproduce leading to burdens on the few youths of society.