demographic

American  

[dem-uh-graf-ik, dee-muh-] / ˌdɛm əˈgræf ɪk, ˌdi mə- /

adjective

1. of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.

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noun

1. a single vital or social statistic of a human population, as the number of births or deaths.

2. a specific segment of a population having shared characteristics.

   The producers were looking for a show that would appeal to the 18-34 demographic.

demographic British  

/ ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪk, ˌdiːmə- /

adjective

1. of or relating to demography

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noun

1. a section of the population sharing common characteristics, such as age, sex, class, etc

Other Word Forms

• demographical adjective
• demographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of demographic

First recorded in 1880–85; demo- + -graphic

Example Sentences

One is demographics, or the aging of the population, and the other is an improvement in many technologies.

From Barron's

She added that January’s gains were broad based across demographics, and that a chaotic month for international affairs hadn’t seemed to inflect consumers’ economic views.

From The Wall Street Journal

These choices reshaped U.S. demographics and institutions, with the current Congress “the most racially and ethnically diverse in history,” according to the Pew Research Center.

From Salon

For the current study, investigators reviewed medical records, blood test results, and demographic information from 860,966 adults representing six different nationalities.

From Science Daily

The state leapfrogged California and my home state of Illinois not by becoming wealthier or changing its demographics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• analytical
• numerical