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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
Recent Examples of demography from the Web
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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.
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Same-sex couples are nearly three times as likely to adopt as heterosexual couples, says Gary Gates, a specialist in LGBT demography.
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Same-sex couples are nearly three times as likely to adopt as heterosexual couples, says Gary Gates, a specialist in LGBT demography.
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Consequently, test scores often tell us much more about demography than about schools.
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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.
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Green 2.0 is an advocacy campaign that monitors and supports diversifying the racial and ethnic demography of mainstream environmental NGOs, foundations, and federal government agencies.
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Gather information on alligator population demography, historical changes in habitats.
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Both also received doctoral degrees in demography and sociology from the university, and the groom received a master’s degree in economics there.
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Origin and Etymology of demography
French démographie, from Greek dēmos people + French -graphie -graphy
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DEMOGRAPHY Defined for English Language Learners
demography
playDefinition of demography for English Language Learners
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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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