A country is currently in the second stage of the demographic transition. Currently the country has a birth rate of 37.9 births per 1,000 individuals and a death rate of 13.4 deaths per 1,000 individuals.

Which of the following changes would indicate that the country is moving from the second stage into the third stage of the demographic transition?

A) The birth rate declines to 25.3 births per 1,000 individuals.

B) The birth rate declines to 13.1 births per 1,000 individuals.

C) The birth rate rises to 43.1 births per 1,000 individuals.

D) The death rate rises to 37.9 deaths per 1,000 individuals.

A) The birth rate declines to 25.3 births per 1,000 individuals.

Explanation:

From the question mentioned above, it could be said that the demographics of a particular country is determined by the number of death rate and birth rate of indiiduals in a given particular time frame in the country. This demographic ranges from one level to another.

It could be concluded that the difference between the birth rate and death rate is approximately 24 per 1000 individuals. The country would move into third stage of the transition when the birth rate declines to 25.3 births per 1000 individuals.

This would take the difference between birth rate and death rate to negative showing a declining population.