Demographic Transition Model (DTM)

Question 1

What does the DTM show?

Answer 1

How populations change over time with economic development.

Question 2

Name the four stages of the Demographic Transition Model.

Answer 2

• Stage 1: High birth and death rates (none today)
• Stage 2: High birth, declining death (e.g., Yemen)
• Stage 3: Declining birth and death rates
• Stage 4: Low birth and death rates; possible population decline (e.g., Japan, Germany)