demography

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The study of human populations and how they change in size and makeup

   Demography helps governments plan for future housing and healthcare needs.

2. 2
   noun

   The makeup of a particular population in terms of age, race, gender, and so on

   The town's demography changed as more young families moved in.

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

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