Demography
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these. uncountable, usually
- 2 the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations wordnet
- 3 The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc. uncountable, usually
- 4 The particular demographic makeup of a population. uncountable, usually
"the schoolʼs demography began to change with the immigrants and their offspring pouring in"
Example
More examples"Tom just finished writing a 300-page treatise on demography."
Etymology
From demo- (“people”) + -graphy (“written representation of”) (From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) and Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía), from γραφή (graphḗ, “writing, drawing, description”)).
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