demographics
de·mo·graph·ics/ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪks/noun
demographics is spelled D-E-M-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C-S: 12 letters and 4 syllables (de·mo·graph·ics). It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, demographics means “The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in demographics?
| Letters | 12: D-E-M-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-C-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: de·mo·graph·ics |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is demographics?
Demographics appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce demographics?
- US /ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪks/
- Australia /ˌdeməˈɡɹæfɪks/
Demographics has 4 syllables, split de·mo·graph·ics in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-demographics.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does demographics mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
- 2
plural of demographic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).