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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In Britain and America, at least, demography is against them. — The Economist, "The global crisis in conservatism," 4 July 2019 Unprecedented diversity of candidates The debates spotlighted the unprecedented diversity of the Democratic field in demography and generation. — Susan Page, USA TODAY, "Biden's image as the inevitable nominee, the one to beat Trump, was dinged Thursday," 28 June 2019 The shift to a positive understanding of reproductive rights has been driven, to a large extent, by technology, demography, and social change. — Anna Louie Sussman, The New Yorker, "The Case for Redefining Infertility," 18 June 2019 But demography does not fully explain the precarious state of Niger. — Robert Draper, National Geographic, "Surrounded by chaos, Niger is a nation on the edge," 17 June 2019 The impulse to belong to a clan is deeply human, however, and new tribes continue to form, organized not around ancestry but along fuzzier lines of ideology or demography. — Laila Lalami, New York Times, "Does American ‘Tribalism’ End in a Compromise, or a Fight?," 26 June 2018 The three main ones relate to demography, migration and changing labour markets. — The Economist, "The welfare state needs updating," 12 July 2018 Collective beliefs about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness inform each citizen’s personal choices, and inevitably affect the nation’s demography. — Robert C. Hamilton, WSJ, "God Said, ‘Be Fruitful and Multiply’," 11 Sep. 2018 According to Hawley, a political scientist who specializes in demography and the far right, roughly 12 percent of America’s 198 million non-Hispanic whites have beliefs consistent with the alt-right’s worldview. — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, "Study: 24 million white Americans think like the alt-right," 10 Aug. 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