Demography
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Demography is a noun meaning The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
Meaning
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
More Meanings
- The particular demographic makeup of a population.
- The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
Example Sentences
the schoolʼs demography began to change with the immigrants and their offspring pouring in
Above all, it is in the process of transforming itself so fundamentally through demography that, in a few decades at most, it will no longer make sense to call this the same society.
Word Forms
- demographies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include demographic, demographics, demographically, population, sociodemography, geodemography.
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