demography

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /dɪˈmɑːgrəfi/ UK /dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/ See IPA manual

Freq #244134

Meanings

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

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

demology

Word family

Forms demographies

Derived forms biodemographydemographicdemosprudenceethnodemographygeodemographypaleodemographyphylodemographysociodemography

Related forms demographerdemographics

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”)).

δῆμος Ancient Greek -γραφία Ancient Greek

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# demography

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈmɑːgrəfi/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/
**Frequency rank:** 244134

## Meanings
1. The study of human populations and how they change in size and makeup
2. The makeup of a particular population in terms of age, race, gender, and so on

## Examples
- Demography helps governments plan for future housing and healthcare needs.
- The town's demography changed as more young families moved in.

## Synonyms
- demology

## Derived Forms
- biodemography
- demographic
- demosprudence
- ethnodemography
- geodemography
- paleodemography
- phylodemography
- sociodemography

## Related Forms
- demographer
- demographics

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: δῆμος
- Root: -γραφία

## 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”)).

## AI Etymology
Demography is from demo- (“people”) + -graphy (“written representation of”) (From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) and Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía), from γραφή (graphḗ, “writing, drawing, description”)). In present-day use, it can mean the study of human populations and how they change in size and makeup, or the makeup of a particular population in terms of age, race, gender, and so on. Derived formations include biodemography, demographic, demosprudence, ethnodemography, and geodemography.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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