Demography

Definitions

1. The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
   uncountable, usually
2. The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
   uncountable, usually
3. The particular demographic makeup of a population.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“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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