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noun de·mog·ra·phy \ di-ˈmä-grə-fē \

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:the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density (see density 2c), distribution, and vital statistics

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the shifting demography of Europe

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For years, colleges and universities were charmed beneficiaries of both demography, with climbing teenage populations, and economics, with a weak economy with growing needs for skilled workers.

— derek thompson, The Atlantic, "This Is the Way the College ‘Bubble’ Ends," 26 July 2017
About two-thirds of pupils score as well or better in a nationwide maths test than demography would predict.

— The Economist, "EdtechTechnology is transforming what happens when a child goes to school," 22 July 2017
Republican strategists looking toward the future were already growing nervous because the changing demography of the U.S. made perfectly clear that minorities would steadily increase as a share of the eligible electorate.

— joshua green, Bloomberg.com, "The Remaking of Donald Trump," 6 July 2017
Years of unrelenting, even accelerating, change in our economy, culture and demography have carried the US into an era of polarized, fierce, and volatile politics.

— ronald brownstein, CNN, "How accelerating change is deepening our political divisions," 5 July 2017
Same-sex couples are nearly three times as likely to adopt as heterosexual couples, says Gary Gates, a specialist in LGBT demography.

— david crary, The Seattle Times, "For advocates of gay adoption, progress but also obstacles," 17 June 2017
Same-sex couples are nearly three times as likely to adopt as heterosexual couples, says Gary Gates, a specialist in LGBT demography.

— Washington Post, "For advocates of gay adoption, progress but also obstacles," 17 June 2017
Consequently, test scores often tell us much more about demography than about schools.

— valerie strauss, Washington Post, "What to know before using school ratings tools from real estate companies," 14 June 2017
In the long run, geography, demography and economics suggest that closer integration between the nations of North America is inevitable, regardless of what today's politicians and soccer players accomplish.

— andrés martínez, CNN, "Trump has given this sports rivalry its biggest stakes yet," 10 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of demography

French démographie, from Greek dēmos people + French -graphie -graphy

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: the study of changes (such as the number of births, deaths, marriages, and illnesses) that occur over a period of time in human populations; also : a set of such changes

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plural demographies

:the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics

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