Demographic Transition

Definition of Demographic Transition

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Demographic Transition: The transformation of the structure of a population accompanying the change from an agrarian economy to an industrial economy. The former society is characterized by high birth rates and high death rates, providing some stability to population size. Stability is also found in mature industrial societies with low death rates and low birth rates. The transition period typically involves declining death rates while birth rates remain high, leading to population growth. See: DEMOGRAPHY in this legal dictionary and in the world encyclopedia of law.

Demographic Transition: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Demographic Transition. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada