demography
/dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/noun
demography is spelled D-E-M-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, demography means “The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of demography is demographies.
How many letters and syllables are in demography?
| Letters | 10: D-E-M-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is demography?
Demography appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 demography?
- UK /dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/
Demography has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-demography.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-demography.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with demography?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as demography from its last stressed vowel (/ɒɡɹəfi/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of demography
- demographies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does demography mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
- 2
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
- 3
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Demography in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of human populations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démographie |
| German | Demografie, Bevölkerungswissenschaft |
| Portuguese | demografia |
| Spanish | demografía |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does demography come from?
From demo- (“people”) + -graphy (“written representation of”) (From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) and Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía), from γραφή (graphḗ, “writing, drawing, description”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).