Definition of demography
sociology
: the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density (see density 2c), distribution, and vital statistics
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Examples of demography in a Sentence
the shifting demography of Europe
Origin and Etymology of demography
French démographie, from Greek dēmos people + French -graphie -graphy
First Known Use: 1880
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DEMOGRAPHY Defined for English Language Learners
demography
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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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