A collection of creatures of a single species that may interbreed and live in the same habitat at around the same time is referred to as a population.
Stages of population:
Stage 1: (Pre-transition)High birth rate and high and varying death rate. and the growth rate of the population is very low.
Stage 2:(Early transition) The difference between the birth and death rate curves widens, the birth rate is more but the death rate is low. The population grows at an increased rate.
Stage 3: (Late transition) The birth rate decreases. Both the death and birth rate curves are getting closer. The population growth rate is very low.
Stage 4: (Post-transition) The birth rate curve continues to sink, much more than the death rate curve.The population growth is decreasing.