demography
gb/dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi/ us/dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi/
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Англійська
Значення
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Іменник
technical
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abstract
1
study of human populations
Demography is the study of how populations change and what they are like (for example, age and birth rates).
Модель уживання:
[study/do research in] demography
Поширена помилка:
Often confused with democracy (government by voting).
Синоніми
population studies (Often broader and less technical than demography.)
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population science (Emphasizes the scientific/quantitative approach.)
Словосполучення
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
Теми
education
|science
|society
|statistics
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- I am studying demography at university.
- Demography looks at births, deaths, and migration.
Іменник
formal
C1
abstract
2
population makeup and statistics
Demography can also mean the facts and numbers about a group of people (like age and where they live).
Модель уживання:
the demography of [place/group/market]
Поширена помилка:
Learners often use demographics when they mean demography; in everyday business/marketing, demographics is more common.
Синоніми
demographics (More common in marketing/business and usually plural.)
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population profile (Emphasizes a summarized description of key characteristics.)
Словосполучення
the demography of the city
|local demography
|regional demography
|changing demography
|age demography
|voter demography
|workforce demography
|customer demography
|demography data
|demography trends
Теми
society
|business
|politics
|statistics
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- The demography of our town is changing.
- We checked the demography of our customers.
Граматика
Словникова форма
demography
IPA
GB/dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi/
US/dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi/
Склади й наголос
demo - graphy (2 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (graphy)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: demography
- Plural: demographies, demography
Споріднені слова
Forms
demographies
noun
Core family
demographic
adjective C1
demographer
noun
Related words
demographically
adverb C1
Advanced or less common
sociodemographic
adjective
Вирази
changing demography
1/t͡ʃˈeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi/
fixed phrase
formal
shift in population composition
A changing demography means the types of people in a place are changing over time.
Приклади
- 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
1/dɪmˈɑɡɹəfi ˈɪz dˈɛstɪni/
fixed phrase
formal
population trends shape the future
People use this to say population changes strongly affect the future.
Приклади
- 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.