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demographics

Syllables: de·mo·graph·icsUK/ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪks/

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Australia/ˌdeməˈɡɹæfɪks/

demographics noun: the characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies. Also the plural of demographic.

Noun

demographics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
    • Every museum has to wrestle with the differing interests and needs of the varied demographics of its visitors - and none more so than the LTM [London Transport Museum], with its mix of tourists (both domestic and foreign) seeking an 'experience', transport enthusiasts indulging their passion, and...2020 June 3, Sam Mullins discusses with Stefanie Foster, “LTM: a new chapter begins at 40”, in Rail, page 53

Also used as

demographics is also the plural of demographic.

demographics meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Malayalam and Gujarati

demographics in Marathi

लोकसंख्याशास्त्रीय

demographics in Urdu

ڈیموگرافکس, آبادیات

demographics in Malayalam

ജനസംഖ്യാശാസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ

demographics in Gujarati

વસ્તીવિષયક
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demographics in Odia
ଜନସାଂଖ୍ଯ଼ିକ୍ଯ଼
demographics in Nepali
जनसांख्यिकी, जनसाङ्ख्यिकी, जनसांख्यिकीय

Words formed from demographics

Questions about demographics

What does demographics mean?
Demographics means the characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
What is demographics in Marathi?
Demographics in Marathi is लोकसंख्याशास्त्रीय. See Demographics meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is demographics?
Demographics is a noun.
How do you pronounce demographics?
Demographics is pronounced /ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪks/ (UK).

Words near demographics in the dictionary

  1. demographic tax
  2. demographic transition
  3. demographic transitions
  4. demographical
  5. demographically
  6. demographics
  7. demographies
  8. demographization
  9. demographize
  10. demographized
  11. demographizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: demographics (page history and authors); demographics (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demographics (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demographics (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demographics (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demographics (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demographics (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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