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demography
noun
de·mog·ra·phy
di-ˈmä-grə-fē
sociology
: the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density (see density sense 2c), distribution, and vital statistics
Examples of demography in a Sentence
the shifting demography of Europe
Recent Examples on the Web
Ukrainians understand their demography by referencing the river’s left and right banks; right being to the west and left to the east looking downstream.
—Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
Nowhere, however, have demography and the politics around it been as fraught as in Bosnia, a small, ethnically fractured nation.
—Andrew Higgins Vladimir Zivojinovic, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
His drill-down, rich in detail and foresight, highlighted the strategic pivot to online advertising revenue which emerged as a growth linchpin, while the industry concurrently navigates geography, demography, and the creation of content that chimes with both.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
Finally, if demography is destiny, the United States has a bright future.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
For more than a decade, Edsall’s weekly columns in The New York Times have traced the evolution of U.S. politics, culture, demography, and large-scale social and economic change.
—Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2023
Dowell Myers, a professor of policy, planning and demography at the University of Southern California, argued that demographers (not just SANDAG) are being too pessimistic about future changes to immigration and housing policy.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
Many Muslim Kashmiris view the changes as an annexation, saying new laws were designed to change the region’s demography.
—Aijaz Hussain, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
Scientists are studying giraffe demography, diet, behaviour and genetics, and there is a large environmental education programme in Tanzania, the US and Europe.
—Derek E. Lee, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near demography
Cite this Entry
“Demography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demography. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
demography
noun
de·mog·ra·phy
di-ˈmäg-rə-fē
: the statistical study of human populations
demographic
adjective
ˌdē-mə-ˈgraf-ik
ˌdem-ə-
Medical Definition
demography
noun
de·mog·ra·phy
di-ˈmäg-rə-fē
plural demographies
: the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics
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