n. The study of the characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth, density, distribution, and vital statistics. [French démographie : Greek dēmos, people; see dā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + French -graphie, writing (from Greek -graphiā, -graphy).] de·mogra·pher n. |
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