demography

noun de·mog·ra·phy \ di-ˈmä-grə-fē \

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Definition of demography

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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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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
The national conversation about the community has hitched itself to deeper anxieties about religious demography.

— sadanand dhume, WSJ, "Fear of Islam Leads India to Snub Refugees," 31 May 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 .

— chicagotribune.com, "Research finds seniors seem to enjoy longer brain health than in the past," 18 June 2018
Milorad Dodik, the president of Republika Srpska, claims that Bosniak politicians have a secret plan to import Muslim migrants to change Bosnia’s demography and thereby take control of the whole country.

— The Economist, "Bosnia’s politicians are arguing about a mysterious wave of arrivals," 6 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of demography

demo- + -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

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