demography
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demography
- /dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi
Where it comes from
From demo- (“people”) + -graphy (“written representation of”) (From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) and Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía), from γραφή (graphḗ, “writing, drawing, description”)).
noun demographies
- The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
- The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
- The particular demographic makeup of a population. the schoolʼs demography began to change with the immigrants and their offspring pouring in
Similar: demology
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noun
Similar: demology
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noun study of human populations
| Español | demografía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인구학 in'guhak, 인구통계학 in'gutonggyehak |
| 日本語 | 人口学 jinkōgaku, 人口統計学 jinkō tōkeigaku |
| 中文 | 人口學 /人口学 rénkǒuxué, 人口統計學 /人口统计学 rénkǒu tǒngjìxué |
| हिन्दी | जनसांख्यिकी jansāṅkhyikī |
| Português | demografia |
| Français | démographie |
| Deutsch | Demografie, Bevölkerungswissenschaft |
| Italiano | demografia |
| Ελληνικά | δημογραφία dimografía |
| Română | demografie |
| Русский | демогра́фия demográfija |
| Tiếng Việt | nhân khẩu học |
| العربية | دِيمُوغْرَافِيَا dīmūḡrāfiyā, دِمُوغْرَافِيَا dimūḡrāfiyā, عِلْم السُّكّان ʕilm as-sukkān |
| עברית | דֶּמוֹגְרַפְיָה demografia |
Talk about this word "demography." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/demography. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. demography. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/demography "demography." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/demography.Cite this
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title = {demography},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/demography},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
