A process with 4 steps in which every country moves through, once a country enters a new stage it will not go back to a previous stage. \n Stage 1: Low Growth (high CBR&CDR, low NIR) \n Stage 2: High Growth (high CBR&NIR, low CDR)(happened due to industrial revolution)ex:Cape Verde, Nicaragua \n Stage 3: Moderate Growth(decreasing CBR,CDR,NIR)(happens when people decide to start having less kids) ex:Chile, \n Stage 4:Low Growth(CBR=CDR, has ZPG) ex: USA, England, Luxemburg \n Stage 5:unofficial stage (low CBR, increasing CDR) ex: Russia