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Demography

noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations wordnet
  3. 3
    The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    The particular demographic makeup of a population. uncountable, usually

    "the schoolʼs demography began to change with the immigrants and their offspring pouring in"

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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