1. As a group, these nations have the lowest rates of population growth today. 2. The nations in this group have populations with many more people in the pre-reproductive age class than in the post-reproductive class. 3. These nations will experience the vast majority of population growth in the coming decades. 4. A high proportion of the nations in this group have total fertility rates below replacement level fertility. 5. Some nations in this group are in the transitional stage of the demographic transition model. 6. In general, women in these nations have higher access to education, employment, and contraception. 7. These nations account for only about 20% of the global human population