demography

Definition

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

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”)).

Example Sentences

• "the schoolʼs demography began to change with the immigrants and their offspring pouring in"
• "Above all, it is in the process of transforming itself so fundamentally through demography that, in a few decades at most, it will no longer make sense to call this the same society."

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