English Explanatory Dictionary

demography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
  2. The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
  3. The particular demographic makeup of a population.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-demography.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-demography.wav

Word forms

demography demographies

Etymology

From demo- (“people”) + -graphy (“written representation of”) (From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) and Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía), from γραφή (graphḗ, “writing, drawing, description”)).

Synonyms

demology

Related words

demographer demographics

Derived words

biodemography demographic demosprudence ethnodemography geodemography paleodemography phylodemography sociodemography
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