Five Stages of Demographic Transition Stage 4 low birth rates low death rates low growth rates China, South Korea, Singapore, United States, Canada Stage 5: Very low birth rate, and possibly increasing death rate, population decline West Europe and JapanFive Stages of Demographic Transition • Stage 4: • low birth rates, low death rates, low growth rates • China, South Korea, Singapore, United States, Canada • Stage 5: • Very low birth rate, and possibly increasing death rate, population decline. • West Europe and Japan