demography

Demography is defined as the study of the statistics of human populations.

(noun)

When you study humanity by looking at statistics on pregnancy and childbirth, this is an example of demography.

See demography in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the statistical science dealing with the distribution, density, vital statistics, etc. of human populations

Origin: < Gr dēmos, the people (see democracy) + -graphy

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See demography in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The study of the characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth, density, distribution, and vital statistics.

Origin:

Origin: French démographie

Origin: : Greek dēmos, people; see dā- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + French -graphie, writing (from Greek -graphiā, -graphy)

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