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The term demographic trap applies to a country whose population is growing rapidly due to a high birth rate
Birth rate

Crude birth rate is the natality or childbirths per 1,000 people per year.It can be represented by number of childbirths in that year, and p is the current population....
 and low death rate. This usually happens when a developing country
Developing country

A developing country is a country that has often low standards of democracy, industrialisation, Social work, and Human rights for its citizens....
 moves through the demographic transition
Demographic transition

The Demographic transition model is a model used to represent the process of explaining the transformation of countries from high birth rates and high death rates to low birth rates and low death rates as part of the economic development of a country from a pre-industrial to an industrialized Economic system....
 of becoming developed. During the 3rd stage
Demographic transition

The Demographic transition model is a model used to represent the process of explaining the transformation of countries from high birth rates and high death rates to low birth rates and low death rates as part of the economic development of a country from a pre-industrial to an industrialized Economic system....
 of demographic transition (called the late transition stage), quality of health care has improved enough that death rates fall into the "accepted" range, which is usually well below 10 per 1000 people.






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The term demographic trap applies to a country whose population is growing rapidly due to a high birth rate
Birth rate

Crude birth rate is the natality or childbirths per 1,000 people per year.It can be represented by number of childbirths in that year, and p is the current population....
 and low death rate. This usually happens when a developing country
Developing country

A developing country is a country that has often low standards of democracy, industrialisation, Social work, and Human rights for its citizens....
 moves through the demographic transition
Demographic transition

The Demographic transition model is a model used to represent the process of explaining the transformation of countries from high birth rates and high death rates to low birth rates and low death rates as part of the economic development of a country from a pre-industrial to an industrialized Economic system....
 of becoming developed. During the 3rd stage
Demographic transition

The Demographic transition model is a model used to represent the process of explaining the transformation of countries from high birth rates and high death rates to low birth rates and low death rates as part of the economic development of a country from a pre-industrial to an industrialized Economic system....
 of demographic transition (called the late transition stage), quality of health care has improved enough that death rates fall into the "accepted" range, which is usually well below 10 per 1000 people. However, birth rates remain high, and the country becomes "trapped" in a self-perpetuating cycle. The country's economic growth
Economic growth

Economic growth is the increase in the amount of the goods and services produced by an economics over time. It is conventionally measured as the percent rate of increase in real gross domestic product, or real GDP....
 from the transition stage ends up being used to support the needs of the exploding population instead of economic and social development. As a result, the country cannot proceed to the final stage, post-transition, and remains in the 3rd stage. What may happen instead, as predicted indirectly by Thomas Malthus
Thomas Malthus

The The Reverend. Thomas Robert Malthus Royal Society was an England political economy and demography.His main contribution was to draw attention to the potential dangers of population growth:...
, is a Malthusian collapse
Malthusian catastrophe

A Malthusian catastrophe was originally foreseen to be a forced return to subsistence-level conditions once population growth had outpaced agriculture production, costs, and pricing....
, in which famine and disease ravage the country's population, lowering numbers dramatically.

Examples

  • Gaza Strip
    Demographics of the Palestinian territories

    This article is about the demographics features of the population of the Palestinian territories, including Ethnic group, education level, health of the populous, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
  • Yemen
    Demographics of Yemen

    This article is about the demographics features of the population of Yemen, including population density, Ethnic group, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....


See also

Demographic window
Demographic window

Demographic Window is defined to be that period of time in a nation's demographic evolution when the proportion of population of working age group is particularly prominent....