demographer

[ dih-mog-ruh-fer ]

noun

1. a person who specializes in the study of vital and social statistics, as the number of births, deaths, diseases, or marriages in a population:

   Some demographers project a world population of 9 billion by 2050.

Word History and Origins

Origin of demographer¹

First recorded in 1875–80; demograph(y) ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

In fact, said Jennifer Dowd, a professor of demography and population health at Oxford University in England, this is the kind of challenge that makes sociology-based research a real bear even in the best of situations.

From FiveThirtyEight

In 2016, according to predictions by political demographer Ruy Teixeira, they will be one-third.

From The Daily Beast

Demographer Wendell Cox has pointed to another source of hidden affluence.

From The Daily Beast