Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
(i) Both birth rates and death rates are high. | (i) Birth rates are constant and death rates are declining. |
(ii) Population growth is stable. | (ii) Population grows rapidly. |
(iii) Low sanitation, high occurrence of contagious diseases. | (iii) Efforts are made to control and combat diseases. |
(iv) Due to lack of medical facilities and malnutrition mortality rate is high. | (iv) Reduction in mortality rate. |
(v) People depend on agriculture and other primary activities. | (v) Secondary activities and transport developed |
(vi) No country falls in this category. | (vi) Most of the developing countries fall in this category. |