Meanings
noundemography (usually uncountable, plural demographies)
plural demographies
- uncountableusuallyThe study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
- uncountableusuallyThe study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
- uncountableusuallyThe particular demographic makeup of a population.
the schoolʼs demography began to change with the immigrants and their offspring pouring in
2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 2971 more example
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.
2023 July 21, Michael Anton, “The Pessimistic Case for the Future”, in Compact, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2024
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
nounthe branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
Similar
human ecology
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greek-γραφία
- Ancient Greekδῆμος“people”
- Englishdemography
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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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans demografie
- demografiestudy of human populations
Arabic دِيمُوغْرَافِيَا, دِمُوغْرَافِيَا
- دِيمُوغْرَافِيَا (dīmūḡrāfiyā)study of human populations
- دِمُوغْرَافِيَا (dimūḡrāfiyā)study of human populations
- عِلْم السُّكّان (ʕilm as-sukkān)study of human populations
Basque demografia
- demografiastudy of human populations
Bengali জনসংখ্যাতত্ত্ব
- জনসংখ্যাতত্ত্ব (jonośoṅkhatotto)study of human populations
Bulgarian демогра́фия
- демогра́фия (demográfija)study of human populations
Catalan demografia
- demografiastudy of human populations
Chinese Cantonese 人口統計學 /人口统计学
- 人口統計學 /人口统计学 (jan⁴ hau² tung² gai³ hok⁶)study of human populations
Chinese Mandarin 人口學 /人口学, 人口統計學 /人口统计学
- 人口學 /人口学 (rénkǒuxué)study of human populations
- 人口統計學 /人口统计学 (rénkǒu tǒngjìxué)study of human populations
Czech demografie
- demografiestudy of human populations
Danish demografi
- demografistudy of human populations
Dutch demografie, bevolkingsleer
- demografiestudy of human populations
- bevolkingsleerstudy of human populations
Esperanto demografio
- demografiostudy of human populations
Estonian demograafia, rahvastikuteadus
- demograafiastudy of human populations
- rahvastikuteadusstudy of human populations
Finnish väestötiede, demografia
- väestötiedestudy of human populations
- demografiastudy of human populations
French démographie
- démographiestudy of human populations
German Demografie, Bevölkerungswissenschaft
- Demografiestudy of human populations
- Bevölkerungswissenschaftstudy of human populations
Greek δημογραφία
- δημογραφία (dimografía)study of human populations
Hebrew דֶּמוֹגְרַפְיָה
- דֶּמוֹגְרַפְיָה (demografia)study of human populations
Hindi जनसांख्यिकी
- जनसांख्यिकी (jansāṅkhyikī)study of human populations
Hungarian demográfia
- demográfiastudy of human populations
Icelandic lýðfræði
- lýðfræðistudy of human populations
Indonesian demografi, kependudukan
- demografistudy of human populations
- kependudukanstudy of human populations
Irish déimeagrafaíocht
- déimeagrafaíochtstudy of human populations
Italian demografia
- demografiastudy of human populations
Japanese 人口学, 人口統計学
- 人口学 (jinkōgaku)study of human populations
- 人口統計学 (jinkō tōkeigaku)study of human populations
Korean 인구학, 인구통계학
- 인구학 (in'guhak)study of human populations
- 인구통계학 (in'gutonggyehak)study of human populations
Latvian demogrāfija
- demogrāfijastudy of human populations
Lithuanian demografija
- demografijastudy of human populations
Malay demografi
- demografistudy of human populations
Māori hangapori
- hangaporistudy of human populations
Norwegian Bokmål demografi
- demografistudy of human populations
Persian دِموگرافی, جمعیتشناسی
- دِموگرافی (demôgrâfi)study of human populations
- جمعیتشناسی (jam'iyat-šenâsi)study of human populations
- مردمنگاری (mardom-negâri)study of human populations
Polish demografia
- demografiastudy of human populations
Portuguese demografia
- demografiastudy of human populations
Punjabi ਡੈਮੋਗਰਾਫ਼ੀ
- ਡੈਮੋਗਰਾਫ਼ੀ (ḍaimogrāfī)study of human populations
Romanian demografie
- demografiestudy of human populations
Russian демогра́фия
- демогра́фия (demográfija)study of human populations
Slovak demografia
- demografiastudy of human populations
Spanish demografía
- demografíastudy of human populations
Swedish demografi, befolkningslära
- demografistudy of human populations
- befolkningslärastudy of human populations
Tagalog talasantauhan, demograpiya
- talasantauhanstudy of human populations
- demograpiyastudy of human populations
Thai ประชากรศาสตร์
- ประชากรศาสตร์ (bprà-chaa-gɔɔ-rá-sàat)study of human populations
Turkish demografi
- demografistudy of human populations
Ukrainian демогра́фія
- демогра́фія (demohráfija)study of human populations
Urdu آبادِیات
- آبادِیات (ābādiyāt)study of human populations
Vietnamese nhân khẩu học
- nhân khẩu họcstudy of human populations
Yiddish דעמאָגראַפֿיע
- דעמאָגראַפֿיע (demografye)study of human populations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with demography
photographybiographygeographybibliographypornographyfilmographydiscographyautobiographychromatographycryptographytopographyradiographytomographyoceanographytypographychoreographymammographycinematographyvideographycartographyangiographylithographycrystallographyechocardiography
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
demography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demography
MLA
“demography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demography. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demography,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demography.
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