אנגלית

demography

gb/dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi/ us/dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi/
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שם עצם technical C1 abstract
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study of human populations

Demography is the study of how populations change and what they are like (for example, age and birth rates).

תבנית שימוש: [study/do research in] demography
טעות נפוצה:
Often confused with democracy (government by voting).
מילים נרדפות
population studies (Often broader and less technical than demography.) | population science (Emphasizes the scientific/quantitative approach.)
צירופים
study demography |research in demography |a demography course |a demography professor |demography research |demography department |demography and migration |demography and public health |social demography |human demography
נושאים
education |science |society |statistics
דוגמאות
  • She specialized in demography, focusing on how migration reshapes cities.
  • Demography uses census data to analyze long-term population trends.
  • The lecture introduced basic methods used in demography.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • I am studying demography at university.
  • Demography looks at births, deaths, and migration.
שם עצם formal C1 abstract
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population makeup and statistics

Demography can also mean the facts and numbers about a group of people (like age and where they live).

תבנית שימוש: the demography of [place/group/market]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners often use demographics when they mean demography; in everyday business/marketing, demographics is more common.
מילים נרדפות
demographics (More common in marketing/business and usually plural.) | population profile (Emphasizes a summarized description of key characteristics.)
צירופים
the demography of the city |local demography |regional demography |changing demography |age demography |voter demography |workforce demography |customer demography |demography data |demography trends
נושאים
society |business |politics |statistics
דוגמאות
  • The neighborhood’s demography has shifted toward younger families in the last decade.
  • They studied the demography of their customers to decide where to open new stores.
  • Changes in demography can affect voting patterns and public services.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • The demography of our town is changing.
  • We checked the demography of our customers.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
demography
IPA
GB/dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi/
US/dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi/
הברות והטעמה
demo - graphy (2 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (graphy)
צורות המילה
Noun
  • Base: demography
  • Plural: demographies, demography
משפחת מילים
Forms
demographies noun
Core family
demographic adjective C1 demographer noun
Related words
demographically adverb C1
Advanced or less common
sociodemographic adjective
ביטויים

changing demography

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/t͡ʃˈeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi/
fixed phrase formal

shift in population composition

A changing demography means the types of people in a place are changing over time.

דוגמאות
  • The changing demography of the region has increased demand for multilingual services.
  • Businesses are adapting to the changing demography of the workforce.
  • The report links housing prices to the changing demography of the city.

demography is destiny

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/dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi ˈɪz dˈɛstɪni/
fixed phrase formal

population trends shape the future

People use this to say population changes strongly affect the future.

דוגמאות
  • In his speech, he argued that demography is destiny and that aging will define the next decade.
  • Some analysts repeat the line ‘demography is destiny’ when discussing long-term economic growth.
  • She challenged the idea that demography is destiny, pointing to policies that can change outcomes.

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