demography

noun

de·mog·ra·phy | \di-ˈmä-grə-fē

Definition of demography

sociology

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

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the shifting demography of Europe

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Mr Grievson predicts that central Europe’s demography will limit growth from the 2020s on. — The Economist, "Central Europe’s Goldilocks economies," 5 July 2018 Get our daily newsletter The authorities seem intent on maintaining the new demography. — The Economist, "How a victorious Bashar al-Assad is changing Syria," 28 June 2018 Whites without a bachelor’s degree will make up 44 percent of eligible voters in 2020, said Ruy Teixeira, a political scientist who did a broad study of demography and politics this spring. — Sabrina Tavernise, BostonGlobe.com, "Fewer births than deaths among whites in majority of US states," 20 June 2018 Whites without a bachelor's degree will make up 44 percent of eligible voters in 2020, said Ruy Teixeira, a political scientist who did a broad study of demography and politics this spring. — Author: Sabrina Tavernise, Anchorage Daily News, "Fewer births than deaths among whites in majority of U.S. states," 21 June 2018 Poland is another European example with stricter legislation than its demography would predict. The socially conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party is trying to impose even tougher laws, similar to Ireland’s. — The Economist, "Ireland looks set to decriminalise abortion," 26 May 2018 Its approximately 2,400 African Americans constituted 0.3 percent, its Catholics 8 percent, and its Jews 0.1 percent of the population, and this demography was both cause and effect of its history of bigotry. — Longreads, "Oregon’s Racist Past," 12 July 2018 Of Americans 65 and older, about 20 to 25 percent have mild cognitive impairment while about 10 percent have dementia, according to Kenneth Langa, an expert in the demography of aging and a professor of medicine at the University of Michigan. — Judith Graham, Washington Post, "Research shows that the prevalence of dementia has fallen in the United States," 16 June 2018 Women, said UC Berkeley demography professor Josh Goldstein, have more control over their decisions biologically but perhaps less control over their decisions economically. — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, "California birthrate plunges to lowest level in a century," 17 May 2018

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demography

noun

English Language Learners Definition of demography

: 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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demography

noun

de·mog·ra·phy | \di-ˈmäg-rə-fē

plural demographies