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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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 So far, though, Texas has mainly been proof that demography is not destiny. — The Economist, "Demography is not destinyBuilding a multiracial coalition is more difficult than it seems," 12 July 2018 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

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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