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demography

Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɒgrəfi/
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Definition of demography

noun

[mass noun]
  • the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.
  • the composition of a particular human population:Europe’s demography is changing

Derivatives

demographer

noun

Origin:

late 19th century: from Greek dēmos 'the people' + -graphy

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