Demography

[dɪ'mɒgrəfɪ] or [dɪ'mɑɡrəfi]

(noun.) the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations.

Checked by Benita--From WordNet

(n.) The study of races, as to births, marriages, mortality, health, etc.

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n. vital and social statistics as applied to the study of nations and races.—n. Demog′rapher.—adj. Demograph′ic.

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