Demographic

Quick meaning: Demographic is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to demography.

Meaning

Of or pertaining to demography.

More Meanings

1. A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
2. An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
3. (chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.

Example Sentences

A newspaper is consumed by many demographics, a small portion of which may be the target.

A growing foreign-born population has sparked debate in Japan amid the pressures of a demographic crisis and economic worries.

Yet it does bring up a much more real problem about China's demographic transition, which has led some to argue that China will "get old before it gets rich."

"The demographic for NASCAR is people who eat," said Steve Page, president of the former Infineon Raceway […] . "We're giving people plenty to do before the race."

Word Forms

• demographics

Synonyms for demographic

Depending on context, synonyms include demo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include demographical, demography, population, people, democratic, residential.

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