The demographic transition is a model that describes a country's economy changes from preindustrial to postindustrial, as low birth and death rates replace high birth and death rates.
In preindustrial nations, population growth is very slow, because death and birth rates are equally high and essentially cancel each other out.
As a nation starts to industrialize, population growth is rapid, because death rates fall as daily life improves. Birth rate falls, but not until some time after death rates have dropped.
Most growth occurs where deaths are much lower than births. However, as industrial societies mature, the birth rate continues to fall, eventually slowing population growth.
In postindustrial nations, birth and death rates are equally low, and the population stops growing. If births fall below deaths, the population will shrink.
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