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
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California is a living laboratory for the observation that demography is destiny, first uttered by the 19th century French philosopher Auguste Comte.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
In the 1920s, American biologist Raymond Pearl first began to publish population estimates that applied the kind of statistical modeling that is now the foundation of modern demography — with margins of error that can become enormous, given the many variables in play.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
In sociology, demography and population studies funding, the top five schools were: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Pennsylvania State University/Hershey Medical Center; Harvard University; University of Michigan; and the University of Pennsylvania.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Gianni Pes, a medical doctor from the University of Sassari, presented the findings at a demography conference in Montpellier in 1999—to the bemusement of many in the audience.
—science.org, 21 Nov. 2024
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
In the 1920s, American biologist Raymond Pearl first began to publish population estimates that applied the kind of statistical modeling that is now the foundation of modern demography — with margins of error that can become enormous, given the many variables in play.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
In sociology, demography and population studies funding, the top five schools were: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Pennsylvania State University/Hershey Medical Center; Harvard University; University of Michigan; and the University of Pennsylvania.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Gianni Pes, a medical doctor from the University of Sassari, presented the findings at a demography conference in Montpellier in 1999—to the bemusement of many in the audience.
—science.org, 21 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for demography
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“Demography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demography. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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