Spanish word

demografía

Pronunciation

IPA/demoɣɾaˈfia/

Meaning

  • feminine noundemographics

Example

Necesitamos datos de demografía para preparar el informe.

We need demographic data to prepare the report.

Illustration for demografía (demographics)

More examples

¿Has hablado de la demografía en la reunión del barrio?

Have you talked about demographics at the neighborhood meeting?

Core concept

Statistical analysis of population size, age and gender composition and changes caused by births, deaths, and migration.

Common phrases

  • hablar de demografía

    talk about demographics

  • preguntas sobre demografía

    questions about demographics

  • datos de demografía

    demographic data

Similar words

población: Total number of people living in a specific area at a given time.
censo: Official count and record of all residents and key attributes conducted by authorities.
migración: Movement of people between places that changes where they live.
mortalidad: Number or rate of deaths in a population during a set time period.

Definition in Spanish

Análisis sistemático de la población humana que describe su tamaño, su estructura por edad y sexo y sus cambios por nacimientos, defunciones y migraciones.

Word origin

From Greek demos 'people' and -graphia 'description', passed into French as démographie before entering Spanish to denote the study of population characteristics.

Usage tips

  • The written accent on demografía is required in Spanish and marks the stressed syllable, and the word typically appears in technical or official contexts rather than everyday speech.

Other meanings

  • demographynoun

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