demography

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The particular demographic makeup of a population.

   the schoolʼs demography began to change with the immigrants and their offspring pouring in

2. 2
   noun

   the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations

3. 3
   noun

   The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.

4. 4
   noun

   The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.

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”)).