Neolithic demographic transition

Evidence for the Neolithic demographic transition include an increase in juvenile skeletons in prehistoric cemeteries and a general increase in the density of archaeological remains following the start of the Neolithic. It is known to have occurred in Southwest Asia (c. 9500–6500 BCE), Europe (c. 7000 BCE), East Asia (c. 6000–2500 BCE), Southeast Asia (c. 2500–1500 BCE), and the American Southwest (c. 1100 BCE – 1000 CE).

The Neolithic demographic transition was the inverse of the contemporary demographic transition, a similar episode of population growth that occurred after the Industrial Revolution, which began because of decreased mortality and ended due to decreased fertility.